Referendum on the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 1972

Polling at the referendum took place on Thursday, 7 December 1972. A referendum on the recognition of specified religions took place on the same day. The subject matter of the referendum was described as follows in the official polling card sent to each elector: “GREEN BALLOT PAPER THE FOURTH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION BILL, 1972, proposes to reduce the minimum voting age at Dáil and Presidential elections and Referenda from 21 years to 18 years.”

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Title Referendum on the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 1972
Description Polling at the referendum took place on Thursday, 7 December 1972. A referendum on the recognition of specified religions took place on the same day. The subject matter of the referendum was described as follows in the official polling card sent to each elector: “GREEN BALLOT PAPER THE FOURTH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION BILL, 1972, proposes to reduce the minimum voting age at Dáil and Presidential elections and Referenda from 21 years to 18 years.”
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Geographic coverage National
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Spatial Reference Systems (SRS)
    Spatial Resolution(s)
    Contact Person Franchise section- Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
    Contact Person Email franchise@housing.gov.ie
    Contact Person Telephone
    Maintenance Mode
    Update frequency Never
    Date dataset released
    Date dataset updated
    Period of time covered (begin) 1972-12-07
    Period of time covered (end) 1972-12-07
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    Landing Page https://opendata.housing.gov.ie/dataset/84bf2c25-3074-4c61-87b6-966e4227a7ce
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    High Value Dataset (HVD) No
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    Applicable Legislation
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      Language English
      Expiration Date