The Government maintained throughout the campaign that the amendment would not affect taxation, succession, or family la
A general view of counting of votes in the Family and Care Referendums at the RDS ,Dublin. Photo: Tom Honan for The Irish Times.As voters left the polls last March, having firmly rejected both constitutional amendments proposed by the Government, some 3,000 of them were polled on behalf of the Electoral Commission, which has responsibility for the integrity of elections and combating misinformation.
w. It appears that this was not in accord with the view of Revenue officials before the vote. Their position was that it would not be clear until the definition of non-marital families was established, probably by the courts.
Revenue-Commissioners Attorney-General
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