Polling at the referendum took place on Thursday, 18 June 1992.
The subject matter of the referendum was described as follows on the official
polling card circulated to each elector:
"THE ELEVENTH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION BILL, 1992,
relating to the amendment of Article 29 of the Constitution proposes to repeal
the third sentence in subsection 3° of section 4 thereof and to insert the
subsections here following into the said section 4:
4° The State may ratify the Treaty on European Union signed at Maastricht
on the 7th day of February, 1992, and may become a member of that
Union.
5° No provision of this Constitution invalidates laws enacted, acts done or
measures adopted by the State which are necessitated by the obligations
of membership of the European Union or of the Communities, or prevents
laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by the European Union or
by the Communities or by institutions thereof, or by bodies competent
under the Treaties establishing the Communities, from having the force of
law in the State.
6° The State may ratify the Agreement relating to Community Patents drawn
up between the Member States of the Communities and done at
Luxembourg on the 15th day of December, 1989."
