A referendum on electoral suffrage was held in

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...

on 1 November 1970. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p552 Voters were asked whether the

voting age A voting age is a minimum age established by law that a person must attain before they become eligible to vote in a public election. The most common voting age is 18 years; however, voting ages as low as 16 and as high as 25 currently exist ( ...

should be lowered from 21 to 18. The reform was approved by 59.2% of voters, with a turnout of just 34.7%.

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