1968 United States ballot measures

1968 1968 United States ballot measures United States 1966 1966 United States ballot measures 1970 1970 United States ballot measures Part of the1968 United States elections parliamentary This page lists state ballot measures in the United States in 1968 in the United States by state. Measures are included whether they are initiated by a state legislature or by the citizens of said state. Subheadings are included under a state if there was a measure that was held on a different date with the subheading being the date of the ballot measures. Results for each measure are included the "Results" heading and not under headings for each state with only whether they passed or not being included. These measures were held during a time when traction was being gained to reduce the voting age due to the ongoing Vietnam WarHenderson Russell James https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2418&context=etd The Twenty-Sixth Amendment University of Mississippi 2016 10, 46, 47, 58 & 59 Dissertation (Doctor of Philosophy) and for more civil rights during the conccurent civil rights movement such as a veto referendum which if passed would have banned housing discrimination in Maryland (this measure did not pass)Maryland Prohibit Housing Discrimination, Question 4 (1968) https://ballotpedia.org/Maryland_Prohibit_Housing_Discrimination,_Question_4_(1968) 2026-01-07 Ballotpedia en and a measure in Washington which passed that allowed for revocation or suspension of one's real estate license if one discriminated based on a person's race or origin.Washington Referendum 35, Real Estate License Suspension for Racial Discrimination Measure (1968) https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Referendum_35,_Real_Estate_License_Suspension_for_Racial_Discrimination_Measure_(1968) 2026-01-07 Ballotpedia en One example of a referendum to lower the voting age was in Hawaii where it proposed to lower it from 20 to 18 but this measure failed.Hawaii Eighteen Year Old Vote, Amendment 8 (1968) https://ballotpedia.org/Hawaii_Eighteen_Year_Old_Vote,_Amendment_8_(1968) 2026-01-07 Ballotpedia en Wyoming established a process for citizens to initiate amendments, laws or have a veto with Amendment 2.Wyoming Amendment 2, Initiative and Referendum Process Measure (1968) https://ballotpedia.org/Wyoming_Amendment_2,_Initiative_and_Referendum_Process_Measure_(1968) 2026-01-07 Ballotpedia en Results StateOriginMeasureYesNoAlaskaCitizens (veto referendum)Voter Registration Veto ReferendumAlaska Voter Registration Veto Referendum (1968) https://ballotpedia.org/Alaska_Voter_Registration_Veto_Referendum_(1968) 2026-01-07 Ballotpedia en51.29% 37,15248.71% 35,278GeorgiaLegislatureAmendment 1Georgia Amendment 1, Succession of the Governor-Elect Measure (1968) https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_Amendment_1,_Succession_of_the_Governor-Elect_Measure_(1968) 2026-01-08 Ballotpedia en86.50% 686,68013.50% 107,195Amendment 2Georgia Amendment 2, Gubernatorial Runoff Elections Measure (1968) https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_Amendment_2,_Gubernatorial_Runoff_Elections_Measure_(1968) 2026-01-08 Ballotpedia en88.51% 683,34511.49% 90,625FloridaAmendment 1Hawaii Eighteen Year Old Vote, Amendment 8 (1968) https://ballotpedia.org/Hawaii_Eighteen_Year_Old_Vote,_Amendment_8_(1968) 2026-01-07 Ballotpedia en55.42% 645,23344.58% 518,940HawaiiState constitutional conventionAmendment 849.24% 96,28350.76% 99,257Amendment 11Hawaii Primary Election Voting, Amendment 11 (1968) https://ballotpedia.org/Hawaii_Primary_Election_Voting,_Amendment_11_(1968) 2026-01-08 Ballotpedia en75.30% 147,25424.70% 48,295MarylandCitizens (veto referendum)Question 444.54% 275,78155.46% 343,447NebraskaLegislatureAmendment 1Nebraska Amendment 1, Voting Age Amendment (1968) https://ballotpedia.org/Nebraska_Amendment_1,_Voting_Age_Amendment_(1968) 2026-01-07 Ballotpedia en49.16% 246,67250.84% 255,051WashingtonCitizens (Veto referendum)Referendum 35Washington Referendum 35, Real Estate License Suspension for Racial Discrimination Measure (1968) https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Referendum_35,_Real_Estate_License_Suspension_for_Racial_Discrimination_Measure_(1968) 2026-01-07 Ballotpedia en53.57% 580,57846.43% 503,226WyomingLegislatureAmendment 1https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015013403566&seq=84&q1=poll 1969 Wyoming Official Directory and 1968 election Returns 84 HathiTrust73,872 106329 2 73,87232,457 106329 2 32,457Amendment 272,009 72,009 96,308 224,299 24,299 96,308 2 Alaska Voter Registration Veto Referendum, a veto referendum that proposed vetoing automatic voter registration in Alaska. This measure failed. Georgia Amendment 1, a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment which if passed would have the lieutenant governor succeed the state governor if the governor were to die. Amendment 2, a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment if passed would hold a runoff election if in a general election no candidate received a majority of votes cast. This amendment passed. Florida Amendment 1, a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment that asked voters whether to approve a new constitution or not. The measure passed.Florida Amendment 1, Constitution Revision Measure (1968) https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_1,_Constitution_Revision_Measure_(1968) 2026-01-07 Ballotpedia en Hawaii Amendment 8, would have lowered the voting age from 20 years old to 18 years old. This measure failed. Amendment 11, would authorize the legislature to "provide for a presidential preference primary". This measure passed. Maryland Question 4, a veto referendum about whether to ban housing discrimination based on one's race, origin, religion "or ancestry" in housing. This would cover the sale, lease, rental and financing of housing in Maryland. If passed it would have allowed for such discrimination. This measure failed. Nebraska Amendment 1, a legislatively referred amendment which if passed would have lowered the voting age to 19 years old. This failed. Washington Referendum 35, a veto referendum which if passed would result in the suspension or revocation of a person's real estate license if one discriminated based on a person's "race, creed, color, or national origin". Wyoming Amendment 1, a legislatively referred amendment that if passed would repeal poll taxes. This measure passed. Amendment 2, establish an initiative process for referendums that citizens could use for amendments to the state constitution, laws or vetos. This measure passed. 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