#HomeToVote: Irish expats snap up flights as abortion referendum date is set

#HomeToVote: Irish expats snap up flights as abortion referendum date is set
By Alice Cuddy
29/03/2018

Irish men and women living abroad are rushing to book tickets home to vote in the country’s highly-anticipated referendum on abortion rights after the government announced on Wednesday that it will be held on May 25.

The referendum on whether to repeal a constitutional amendment from 1983 that effectively bans terminations does not allow postal votes from outside of Ireland, and requires returning voters not to have lived outside of Ireland for more than 18 months.

Continued: http://www.euronews.com/2018/03/29/-hometovote-irish-expats-snap-up-flights-as-abortion-referendum-date-is-set