1970 Puerto Rican suffrage referendum

Ballot measure in Puerto Rico

1 November 1970

Results

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%

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A referendum on electoral suffrage was held in Puerto Rico on 1 November 1970. 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%.

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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