1970 Alaska Amendment 1

August 25, 1970 Alaska 36,590 31,216 67,806 On November 3, 1970, Alaska held a ballot initiative in the form of a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment on whether or not to lower the voting age from 19 years old to 18 years old.Alaska Amendment 1, Voting Age Amendment (August 1970) https://ballotpedia.org/Alaska_Amendment_1,_Voting_Age_Amendment_(August_1970) Ballotpedia February 4, 2026 en The amendment was one of many that year about lowering the voting age.1970 ballot measures https://ballotpedia.org/1970_ballot_measures February 4, 2026 Ballotpedia en This amendment was approved in a vote of 36,590 to 31,216.https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/70PRIM/70prim.pdf STATE OF ALASKA - OFFICIAL RETURNS by ELECTION PRECINCT: PRIMARY ELECTION AUGUST 25, 1970 Alaska Secretary of State 36 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS February 4, 2026 Content This provision amends Article V of the State Constitution which provides for a voting age of nineteen years. The amendment would permit persons eighteen years of age, or older, to vote in any state or local election. Results by district Results are listed here by election district; there are no results by borough. District #YesNoTotal#%#%11,9861,986 3,707 21,7211,721 3,707 23,7072748748 1,326 2578578 1,326 21,32631,0731,073 1,904 2831831 1,904 21,90442,7332,733 5,076 22,3432,343 5,076 25,0765635635 1,079 2444444 1,079 21,0796696696 1,432 2736736 1,432 21,4327973973 2,058 21,0851,085 2,058 22,058813,98313,983 27,250 213,26713,267 27,250 227,2509383383 814 2431431 814 2814101,6141,614 3,294 21,6801,680 3,294 23,29411902902 1,495 2593593 1,495 21,49512363363 540 2177177 540 254013489489 795 2306306 795 2795141,3401,340 1,693 2353353 1,693 21,69315941941 1,496 2555555 1,496 21,496165,2915,291 10,461 25,1705,170 10,461 210,46117891891 1,261 2370370 1,261 21,261181,0731,073 1,556 2483483 1,556 21,55619476476 569 29393 569 2569Total36,59053.96%31,21646.04%67,806 See also 1970 United States ballot measures 1970 Florida Amendment 1, another similar measure to lower the voting age but instead to 18 compared to Alaska's 19 but did not pass. References collapsed Category:Politics of Alaska Category:1970 in Alaska Category:Alaska elections