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Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Malcolm Byrne · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 26 Mar 2021
- Last updated
- 28 Mar 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Lowers voting age from 18 to 16 for European Parliament and local government elections only.
- Allows 16-year-olds to register as electors for these two election types; does not affect general elections.
- Currently in Committee Stage; bill details on implementation and related administrative changes not yet finalized.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 26th Seanad26 Mar 2021
- Second Stage 26th Seanad26 Mar 2021
- Committee Stage 27th Seanad27 Mar 2025
Debates
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