Second Stage Lapsed 33rd Dáil 67/2021
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Vote at 16) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Thomas Pringle
- Introduced
- 6 May 2021
- Last updated
- 20 Feb 2025
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Proposes constitutional amendment to lower voting age from 18 to 16 for elections and referendums.
- Requires Oireachtas approval, then public referendum to pass. Bill lapsed without becoming law.
- Would expand franchise; practical effect unknown without details on which elections included.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil6 May 2021
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil6 May 2021