1969 Danish electoral age referendum

24 June 1969
Lowering the voting age from 21 to 18
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 448,726 21.41% No 1,646,685 78.59% Valid votes 2,095,411 99.60% Invalid or blank votes 8,443 0.40% Total votes 2,103,854 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 3,309,551 63.57%

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A referendum on lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 was held in Denmark on 24 June 1969.^[1] The proposed change was rejected by 78.6% of voters with a turnout of 63.6%.^[2] Two years later, the electoral age was instead lowered to 20 years, and finally, after a 1978 referendum, to 18 years.

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