A referendum on lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 was held in

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on 24 June 1969.

Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...

& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p524 The proposed change was rejected by 78.6% of voters with a turnout of 63.6%.Nohlen & Stöver, p533 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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