Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland

The Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1998 (previously bill no. 1 of 1998) is an amendment of the Constitution of Ireland which permitted the state to ratify the Treaty of Amsterdam. It was approved by referendum on 22 May 1998 and signed into law on the 3 June of the same year. The referendum was held on the same day as the referendum on Nineteenth Amendment, which related to approval of the Good Friday Agreement.

Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
22 May 1998 (1998-05-22)
To permit the state to ratify the Treaty of Amsterdam
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 932,632 61.74%
No 578,070 38.26%
Valid votes 1,510,702 97.85%
Invalid or blank votes 33,228 2.15%
Total votes 1,543,930 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 2,747,088 56.2%
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