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HJR8 • 2026

CA: Lower the voting age to sixteen years

CA: Lower the voting age to sixteen years

Elections
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Chris Glassburn
Last action
Official status
As Introduced
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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CA: Lower the voting age to sixteen years

Proposing to amend Section 1 of Article V of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to lower the voting age to sixteen years.

What This Bill Does

  • Proposing to amend Section 1 of Article V of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to lower the voting age to sixteen years.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. Ohio Legislature

    As Introduced

Official Summary Text

Proposing to amend Section 1 of Article V of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to lower the voting age to sixteen years.

Current Bill Text

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As Introduced

136th
General Assembly

Regular
Session
H. J. R. No. 8

2025-2026

Representatives
Glassburn, Brennan

Cosponsors:
Representatives Piccolantonio, Upchurch

A
J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N

Proposing
to amend Section 1 of Article V of the Constitution of the State of
Ohio
to
lower the voting age to sixteen years.

Be
it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio,
three-fifths of the members elected to each house concurring herein,
that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state, in the
manner prescribed by law at the general election to be held on
November 3, 2026, a proposal to amend Section 1 of Article V of the
Constitution of the State of Ohio to read as follows:

ARTICLE
V

Section
1.
Only
a citizen of the United States, of the age of
eighteen

sixteen

years,
who has been a resident of the state, county, township, or ward, such
time as may be provided by law, and has been registered to vote for
thirty days, has the qualifications of an elector, and is entitled to
vote at all elections. No person who lacks those qualifications shall
be permitted to vote at any state or local election held in this
state. Any elector who fails to vote in at least one election during
any period of four consecutive years shall cease to be an elector
unless the elector again registers to vote.

At a primary election, every qualified elector who is or will be on
the day of the next general election sixteen or more years of age,
shall be entitled to vote at the primary election.

EFFECTIVE
DATE

If
adopted by a majority of the electors voting on this proposal,
Section 1 of Article V amended by this proposal shall take effect
immediately, and the existing version of Section 1 of Article V of
the Constitution of the State of Ohio shall be repealed effective
immediately.