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Connecticut Question 2, Allowing the Legislature to Create Voting Age Laws for Young People Amendment (1980)
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| Topic Voter registration and Voting age policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Connecticut Question 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Connecticut on November 4, 1980. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported removing the provision in the state constitution that permits 17-year-olds to register to vote four months before they turn 18 and allowing the legislature to establish new requirements for them to register. |
A "no" vote opposed removing the provision in the state constitution that permits 17-year-olds to register to vote four months before they turn 18 and allowing the legislature to establish new requirements for them to register. |
Election results
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Connecticut Question 2 |
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370,326 | 53.14% | ||
| No | 326,503 | 46.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | For the constitutional amendment concerning pre-registration of seventeen year old citizens as electors. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Connecticut Constitution
In Connecticut, a constitutional amendment can be referred to the ballot after one legislative session or two legislative sessions depending on the vote count.
When an amendment receives a 75% vote in both legislative chambers, the amendment goes on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 114 votes in the Connecticut House of Representatives and 27 votes in the Connecticut State Senate, assuming no vacancies.
When an amendment receives a simple majority vote in both legislative chambers, the amendment must pass during two successive legislative sessions to go on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 76 votes in the Connecticut House of Representatives and 19 votes in the Connecticut State Senate, assuming no vacancies.
Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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