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The Ninth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland extended the right to vote in elections to Dáil Éireann (the lower house of parliament) to certain non-Irish citizens. It was effected by the Ninth Amendment of the Constitution Act, 1984, which was approved by referendum on 14 June 1984 and signed into law on 2 August of the same year. ==Changes to the text== *Deletion of the entirety of Article 16.1.2: :Every citizen without distinction of sex who has reached the age of *Substitution of new Article 16.1.2: :i. All citizens, and :ii. such other persons in the State as may be determined by law, without distinction of sex who have reached the age of eighteen years who are not disqualified by law and comply with the provisions of the law relating to the election of members of Dáil Éireann, shall have the right to vote at an election for members of Dáil Éireann. *Addition to Article 16.1.3 (added text in bold): :No law shall be enacted placing any citizen under disability or incapacity for membership of Dáil Éireann on the ground of sex or disqualifying any citizen or any other person from voting at an election for members of Dáil Éireann on that ground. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ninth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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