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No. 98 of 2014

Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2014

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The proposal would amend Article 16 of the Constitution to lower the minimum voting age from 18 to 16. It would replace “eighteen years” with “sixteen years” in both the Irish and English versions of the Constitution, allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in elections if the change were approved.

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Bill entitled an Act to amend the Constitution

Last updated 12 April 2018

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  • First Stage
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  • An Bille um n gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2014: An Chéad Chéim
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  • Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2014: First Stage
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