The referendum on the definition of family asked voters whether or not to change Article 41.1, which recognises the family "as the natural primary and fundamental unit group of society" to insert "family – whether founded on marriage or other durable relationships."
This would also alter Article 41.3 which says "the State pledges itself to guard with special care the institution of marriage" to remove the following part: "on which the family is founded."
The referendum on care in the home asked voters whether or not to delete Article 41.2 of the Constitution.
This says the State recognises that "by her life within the home, woman gives to the State a support without which the common good cannot be achieved" and that "the State shall endeavour to ensure that mothers shall not be obliged by economic necessity to engage in economic activity to the neglect of duties in the home".
