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referendums electoral commission referendums electoral commission skip to main content search for search gaeilge search for search gaeilge elections and referendums bye election presidential election european parliament elections general elections limerick mayoral election local elections seanad éireann referendums voter s checklist register to vote what you need to vote find my constituency how to vote accessible voting voter eligibility learning ireland s voting system your vote matters ireland s democracy the irish constitution bunreacht na héireann who does what in a polling station glossary of electoral terms faqs our work research research reports research advisory group research call national election and democracy study research opportunities education electoral integrity regulation of political advertising constituency and electoral boundary reviews dáil and european parliament review 2023 boundary committee reports registration of political parties oversight of the electoral register referendums publications news about about us members of the commission management team career opportunities our governance your vote is your voice home referendums referendums as ireland s independent electoral commission it is our responsibility to prepare impartial and unbiased information about referendum proposals and make that information available to the public we prepare impartial statements containing a general explanation of the subject matter of the proposal for the referendum concerned and distribute those statements through an information booklet television ads radio newspapers social media and other forms of media to bring them to the attention of the public we are committed to ensuring that all information we provide is accessible for those with a disability what is a referendum in ireland there are two kinds of referendum that can take place a constitutional referendum and an ordinary referendum the constitution bunreacht na héireann is the fundamental legal document that sets out how ireland should be governed the constitution can only be amended if the proposed change has been approved by the people of ireland in a constitutional referendum this gives the people of ireland the chance to decide whether or not the wording of the constitution will change to hold a constitutional referendum a bill must first be introduced in the dáil setting out the wording of the proposed amendment if both the dáil and the seanad pass the bill the minister for housing local government and heritage makes an order specifying the polling day for the referendum all irish citizens who are on the register of electors the postal voters list or the special voters list can vote in a referendum if the majority of the votes are in favour of the proposal to amend the constitution and no petition challenging the result is presented to the high court within seven days of its publication then the president of ireland signs the bill and the constitution is amended if the majority of votes are cast against the proposal to amend the constitution then there is no change and the constitution remains as it was before the referendum vote previous referendums in ireland you can read about the previous referendums that have taken place in ireland to date please note the dates on the timeline below refer to the date the referendum took place more detailed information on referendum proposals information booklets and campaign materials are available on our previous referendums page previous referendums timeline of previous referendums in ireland 08 march 2024 39th amendment and 40th amendment family and care year 2024 rejected 08 march 2024 24 may 2019 38th amendment divorce provided for changes to provisions regulating divorce by removing the constitutional requirement for a defined period of separation and by substituting a provision on the recognition of foreign divorces year 2019 passed 24 may 2019 26 october 2018 37th amendment blasphemy provided for the removal of the word blasphemous from the constitution year 2018 passed 26 october 2018 25 may 2018 36th amendment repeal of the 8th amendment provided for the regulation of termination of pregnancy year 2018 passed 25 may 2018 22 may 2015 35th amendment presidency reduce age of candidacy to 21 year 2015 rejected there is no thirty fifth amendment on 22 may 2015 a proposal for the thirty fifth amendment to the constitution was put to the people and rejected age of eligibility for election to the office of president 22 may 2015 22 may 2015 34th amendment provided that marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex year 2015 passed 22 may 2015 04 october 2013 33rd amendment provided for the establishment of a court of appeal year 2013 passed 04 october 2013 04 october 2013 32nd amendment seanad abolition year 2013 rejected there is no thirty second amendment on 4 october 2013 a proposal for the thirty second amendment to the constitution was put to the people and was rejected abolition of seanad éireann 04 october 2013 10 november 2012 31st amendment provided for an article expressly relating to children year 2012 passed 10 november 2012 31 may 2012 30th amendment allowed the state to ratify the treaty on stability co ordination and governance in the economic and monetary union year 2012 passed 31 may 2012 27 october 2011 30th amendment year 2011 rejected proposed to reverse a 2002 supreme court ruling which prevented oireachtas inquiries from making findings critical of individuals 27 october 2011 27 october 2011 29th amendment judges remuneration year 2011 passed 27 october 2011 02 october 2009 28th amendment allowed the state to ratify the treaty of lisbon year 2009 accepted 02 october 2009 12 june 2008 28th amendment to allow the state to ratify the treaty of lisbon year 2008 rejected 12 june 2008 11 june 2004 27th amendment irish citizenship of children of non national parents year 2004 passed 11 june 2004 19 october 2002 26th amendment allowed the state to ratify the treaty of nice year 2002 passed 19 october 2002 06 march 2002 25th amendment abortion exclusion of suicide year 2002 rejected there is no twenty fifth amendment on 6 march 2002 a proposal for the twenty fifth amendment to the constitution was put to the people and was rejected protection of human life in pregnancy 06 march 2002 07 june 2001 24th amendment treaty of nice year 2001 rejected there is no twenty fourth amendment on 7 june 2001 three proposals were put to the people the twentyfirst twenty third and twenty fourth amendments the people rejected the twenty fourth which dealt with the treaty of nice and approved the twenty first and twenty third 07 june 2001 07 june 2001 23rd amendment allowed the state to ratify the rome statute of the international criminal court year 2001 passed 07 june 2001 there is no 22nd amendment the twenty second amendment of the constitution bill 2001 relating to the removal of a judge from office and providing for a body to be established by law to investigate or cause to be investigated conduct constituting misbehaviour by a judge or affected by incapacity of a judge was not passed by the houses of the oireachtas 07 june 2001 21st amendment prohibited the death penalty and provided for the removal of references to the death penalty year 2001 passed 07 june 2001 11 june 1999 20th amendment provided constitutional recognition of the role of local government and that local elections are held at least every five years year 1999 passed 11 june 1999 22 may 1998 19th amendment allowed the state to consent to be bound by the british irish agreement done at belfast on 10 april 1998 and provided that certain further amendments to the constitution notably to articles 2 and 3 would come into effect when that agreement entered into force year 1998 passed 22 may 1998 22 may 1998 18th amendment allowed the state to ratify the treaty of amsterdam year 1998 passed 22 may 1998 30 october 1997 17th amendment provided that the confidentiality of discussions at meetings of the government would be respected save only where the high court in certain specified circumstances determined that disclosure should be made year 1997 passed 30 october 1997 28 november 1996 16th amendment provided for the refusal of bail by a court to a person charged with a serious offence where it is reasonably considered necessary to prevent the commission of a serious offence by that person year 1995 passed 28 november 1996 24 november 1995 15th amendment provided for the dissolution of marriage in certain pecified circumstances year 1995 passed 24 november 1995 25 november 1992 14th amendment provided that article 40 3 3 the right to life of the unborn would not limit freedom to obtain or make available information relating to services lawfully available in another state year 1992 passed 25 november 1992 25 november 1992 13th amendment provided that article 40 3 3 the right to life of the unborn would not limit freedom to travel between ireland and another state year 1992 passed 25 november 1992 25 november 1992 12th amendment abortion exclusion of suicide year 1992 rejected there is no twelfth amendment on 25 november 1992 three proposals were put to the people the twelfth thirteenth and fourteenth amendments the people rejected the twelfth which dealt with the right to life of the unborn and approved the thirteenth and fourteenth 25 november 1992 18 june 1992 11th amendment allowed the state to ratify the treaty on european union maastricht and to become a member of that union year 1992 passed 18 june 1992 26 may 1987 10th amendment allowed the state to ratify the single european act year 1987 passed 26 may 1987 26 june 1986 10th amendment divorce year 1986 rejected proposed to remove the constitutional ban on divorce the ban was eventually lifted by the fifteenth amendment in 1996 26 june 1986 14 june 1984 9th amendment extended the right to vote at dáil elections to certain non irish nationals year 1984 passed 14 june 1984 07 september 1983 8th amendment acknowledged the right to life of the unborn with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother year 1983 passed 07 september 1983 05 july 1979 7th amendment allowed the state to extend the provisions for the election of members of seanad éireann by certain universities to other institutions of higher education in the state year 1979 passed 05 july 1979 05 july 1979 6th amendment ensured that adoption orders made by the adoption board could not be declared invalid because they were not made by a court year 1979 passed 05 july 1979 07 december 1972 5th amendment removed from the constitution the special position of the catholic church and the recognition of other named religious denominations year 1972 passed 07 december 1972 07 december 1972 4th amendment reduced the minimum voting age at dáil and presidential elections and referendums from 21 years to 18 years year 1972 passed 07 december 1972 16 october 1968 4th amendment elections dáil electoral system year 1968 rejected a second proposal to alter the dáil electoral system from single transferable vote to first past the post 16 october 1968 08 june 1972 3rd amendment european communities membership year 1972 passed allowed the state to become a member of the european communities 08 june 1972 17 june 1959 3rd amendment dáil electoral systems year 1959 rejected proposal to alter the electoral system for elections to dáil éireann from the multi member single transferable vote stv to the single member first past the post fptp system 17 june 1959 01 july 1937 draft constitution adoption of the constitution year 1937 passed 01 july 1937 block m dublin castle dublin 2 d02 x8x8 contact 353 1 539 1040 sign up for updates from the electoral commission follow us online 2026 the electoral commission privacy policy cookie policy manage cookie consent our governance accessibility statement this site is protected by recaptcha and 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