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States That Allow Voting for People Younger Than 18

STATE

STATUTE

ENACTED

Connecticut

Article XXXI, Articles of Amendment to the Constitution

2008

Delaware

Del. Code Ann. tit. 15, §1701, 3110

2010

District of Columbia

D.C. Code Ann. §1-1001.07

2009

Illinois

Ill. Rev. Stat. §5/3-6

2013

Indiana

Ind. Code §3-7-13-1

1995

Iowa

IA Code § 48A.5

2017

Kentucky

Ky. Rev. Stat. §116.055

2010

Maine

Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, §111-A

2004

Maryland

Md. Ann. Code art. 3, §102(a)(2)

2010

Mississippi

Miss. Code Ann. §23-15-11

1997

Nebraska

Neb. Rev. Stat. §32-110

1994

New Mexico

N.M. Stat. Ann. §1-4-2

2016

North Carolina

N.C. Gen. Stat. §163A-843

2016

Ohio

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §3503.011

1981

South Carolina

S.C. Code Ann. §7-5-180

1997

Utah

Utah Code Ann. §20A-2-101

2018

Vermont

Const. Ch. II, §42

2010

Virginia

Va. Code §24.2-403  

2004

West Virginia

W. Va. Code §3-2-2

2013

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State Primary Election Types

The manner in which party primary elections are conducted varies widely from state to state. Primaries can be categorized as either closed, partially closed, partially open, open to unaffiliated voters, open or top-two.
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