Referendum on Third Amendment of the Constitution Bill 1968

Polling at the referendum took place on Wednesday, 16 October 1968. A referendum on the voting system 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: “WHITE BALLOT PAPER THE THIRD AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION BILL, 1968, proposes that in forming Dáil constituencies, the population per deputy in any case may not be greater or less than the national average by more than one-sixth and that regard must be had to the extent and accessibility of constituencies, the need for having convenient areas of representation and the desirability of avoiding the over-lapping of county boundaries.”