CA: Lower the voting age to sixteen years

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

Chamber: House
Introduced: May 12, 2026
Last action: May 20, 2026 — Referred to committee
Session: 136
Momentum: 33 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 4%, measured from OH's completed sessions
Momentum -4 33/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -20 143 days quiet

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