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Amendment Article XXXI

Permits registered 17-year-olds to vote in primaries.

CONSTITUTION ARTICLE VI, Section 11

HJR21 2008

Senate: 3086-3136

House: 1164-1205, 2154-2194

Committee: Government Administration and Elections: 857-884, 926-930, 986, 989-991, 1018-1022, 1024, 1091, 1094, 1102-1103, 1111-1121, 1153, 1158, 1167-1170

                        Total Pages: 198 pages

Adopted: November 2008 by a popular vote of  900,491 in favor and 508,396 against.

"Voters who can’t participate in the primaries really don’t have much choice as far as who to vote for in the general election. I believe that we earn our right to vote by receiving an education and by accepting the responsibilities of adult American citizens."

--Dan Halloran, 18-year-old registered voter in the State of Connecticut, testifying in favor of proposed constitutional amendment No. H.J.R. 21 to members of the Government Administration and Elections Committee at a public hearing held on February 29, 2008..