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Ballots will be cast at 6,500 polling stations across the country today

Voters go to the polls in Eighth Amendment referendum

Voters will go to the polls today to cast their ballots on whether to replace or retain the Eighth Amendment which provides for the equal right to life of the mother and the unborn.

News • 25 May 18

Voters have many choices, including whether to vote at all

What are we really voting for at the ballot box?

It's hard to understand why voters make the choices they do at the ballot box. But we could start by looking at whether the needs of their constituency trump national issues.

Election 2016 • 09 Feb 16

Saudi women leave a polling station after casting their votes in the Kingdom's municipal elections, in Riyadh

Women vote, stand in Saudi election for first time

Saudi Arabian women voted for the first time in local council elections and also stood as candidates, a step hailed by some activists in the Islamic patriarchy as a historic change.

News • 12 Dec 15

Supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy celebrate in the street

Suu Kyi supporters jubilant after Myanmar vote

Supporters of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi burst into boisterous celebration after the country held its first free nationwide election in 25 years, the biggest step yet in a journey to democracy from dictatorship.

News • 09 Nov 15

Enda Kenny said that he does not believe the Dáil should be 'rushed'

Kenny: No vote on Eighth Amendment before election

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has told the Dáil that "there are great sensitivities that need to be carefully considered and there will not be a repeal of the Eighth Amendment in the lifetime of this Government".

News • 27 May 15

Enda Kenny said he was disappointed but accepted the referendum outcome

Referendum to abolish Seanad is defeated

The referendum to abolish the Seanad has been defeated. 51.7% of votes nationally were against the abolition of the Seanad, with 48.3% in favour - a margin of 3.4%.

News • 05 Oct 13