1970 Puerto Rican suffrage referendum|
|
|
Choice |
Votes |
% |
 Yes |
213,762 |
59.25% |
 No |
147,037 |
40.75% |
| Valid votes |
360,799 |
99.48% |
| Invalid or blank votes |
1,877 |
0.52% |
| Total votes |
362,676 |
100.00% |
| Registered voters/turnout |
1,043,733 |
34.75% |
|
A referendum on electoral suffrage was held in Puerto Rico on 1 November 1970.[1] Voters were asked whether the voting age should be lowered from 21 to 18. The reform was approved by 59.2% of voters, with a turnout of just 34.7%.[2][3]
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|
| For | 213,782 | 59.25 |
| Against | 147,037 | 40.75 |
| Total | 360,819 | 100.00 |
|
| Valid votes | 360,819 | 99.48 |
|---|
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,877 | 0.52 |
|---|
| Total votes | 362,696 | 100.00 |
|---|
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,043,733 | 34.75 |
|---|
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ↑ Nohlen, p556
- ↑ "Referéndum de 1970" [Referendum in 1970]. ElectionsPuertoRico.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-26.
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