1972 New Hampshire voting age referendum

none July 2026 June 2026 June 2026 March 7, 1972 New Hampshire Are you in favor of amending the Constitution to allow eighteen year olds to vote and to provide that no person under twenty-one years of age may hold elective office? Amendment not adopted (failed to reach two-thirds threshold) 1972 New Hampshire voting age referendum results map by town.svg 300px 131,399 67,744 199,143 Municipality results Yes #2B2457 90–100% #28497C 80–90% #47729E 70–80% #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% No #BCBC83 60–70% A legislatively-referred constitutional referendum was held in the U.S. state of New Hampshire on March 7, 1972 alongside the presidential primary. The proposed amendment would have lowered the state's voting age to eighteen years (which had already been accomplished federally the year prior by the 26th Amendment) and raised the minimum age to hold elective office to twenty-one years.State of New Hampshire Manual for the General Court 1973 https://nh.electionstats.com/data/serve_file_pages_for_item/3499/BallotQuestion/ New Hampshire Elections 13 June 2026 The proposal failed to pass after it did not receive a two-thirds majority vote. The referendum was criticized for being vague, with the editorial board of The Portsmouth Herald calling the question a 'monstrosity'.That Referendum 'Question' https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-portsmouth-herald/199487592/ 13 June 2026 The Portsmouth Herald 10 March 1972 Two years later, a second 18-year-old voting rights amendment was approved by 71.8 percent of voters.New Hampshire 18 Year Old Voting Age Amendment (1974) https://ballotpedia.org/New_Hampshire_18_Year_Old_Voting_Age_Amendment_(1974) Ballotpedia 13 June 2026 References External links List of New Hampshire ballot measures on Ballotpedia Category:1972 New Hampshire elections Category:1972 ballot measures in the United States