1970 Puerto Rican suffrage referendum|
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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 | % |
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| For | 213,782 | 59.25 |
| Against | 147,037 | 40.75 |
| Total | 360,819 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 360,819 | 99.48 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 1,877 | 0.52 |
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| Total votes | 362,696 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 1,043,733 | 34.75 |
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| 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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