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what would happen if a referendum ended in a draw?

  • 22-05-2015 10:27pm
    #1
    irishgeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,636 ✭✭✭


    Its highly unlikely to ever happen but I was thinking what if a referendum ended a dead heat of 50/50?

    Would a 2nd referendum be required or would it be deemed that it didn't pass.

    Any laws to account for this?


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  • #2
    Roger_007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,886 ✭✭✭✭Roger_007


    irishgeo wrote: »
    Its highly unlikely to ever happen but I was thinking what if a referendum ended a dead heat of 50/50?

    Would a 2nd referendum be required or would it be deemed that it didn't pass.

    Any laws to account for this?

    Penalty shoot-out?


  • #3
    DoYouEvenLift
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,188 ✭✭✭DoYouEvenLift


    Trial by combat


  • #4
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,429 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Why's it always brawn with you?

    Trial by scrabble.


  • #5
    Joe prim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 919 ✭✭✭Joe prim


    By definition, it has to get over fifty per cent to pass, so it would fall.


  • #6
    Collie D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,428 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    Joe prim wrote: »
    By definition, it has to get over fifty per cent to pass, so it would fall.

    This. We're voting to amend the Constitution. A 50/50 split wouldn't be a yes vote so status quo would remain

    I'd imagine there would be recounts for days after though.

    Voting again only happens for EU treaties where the government of the day think the electorate they represent are too thick to be allowed vote No. Nice and Lisbon still annoy me.


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