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A referendum on lowering the voting age from 20 to 18 was held in
A referendum on lowering the voting age from 20 to 18 was held in Denmark
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on 19 September 1978.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 It was held after the Danish government lowering the age of majority from 20 to 18 in 1976. The change was approved by 53.8% of voters with a turnout of 63.2%. The electoral age had previously been lowered from 21 to 20 in a 1971 referendum, after a 1969 referendum had rejected lowering the electoral age to 18.
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Electoral age referendum
Suffrage referendums
Electoral reform in Denmark
September 1978 events in Europe
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