1969 Danish electoral age referendum

Denmark 24 June 1969 Lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 448,726 1,646,685 8,443 3,309,551 A referendum on lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 was held in Denmark on 24 June 1969.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 978-3-8329-5609-7 The proposed change was rejected by 78.6% of voters with a turnout of 63.6%.Nohlen & Stöver, p533 Two years later, the electoral age was instead lowered to 20 years, and finally, after a 1978 referendum, to 18 years. Results ChoiceVotes%For448,72621.4Against1,646,68578.6Invalid/blank votes8,443–Total2,103,854100Registered voters/turnout3,309,55163.6Source: Nohlen & Stöver References Category:Referendums in Denmark Danish electoral age referendum Electoral age referendum Category:Suffrage referendums Category:1960s in Danish politics Danish electoral age referendum Category:Electoral reform in Denmark Danish electoral age referendum