Referendums should be held on weekends and the voting age should be dropped to 16 to encourage higher turnout, the Citizens’ Assembly has recommended. An overwhelming majority (87 per cent) of the assembly voted in favour of retaining the status quo in relation to the public funding of referendums. A total of 72 per cent voted for the prohibition of anonymous donations to registered political parties and campaign groups. There was unanimous support for weekend voting and 80 per cent of those present were in favour of lowering the voting age to 16. The fifth and last proposition that the Citizens’ Assembly will discuss will be the idea of fixed-term parliament.

Source: The Irish Times January 14, 2018 17:48 UTC