Vote 16: No date yet set for final vote on constitutional amendments

The House Business Committee today was unable to set a final date for the third reading of the Vote 16 constitutional amendments, and have given each other a week for a final date to be set.

Yesterday, Parliament approved the second reading of the bill seeking to amend the constitution in order to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 for general elections and MEP elections. Both sides of agreed with amendments.

Once approved, Malta will be the second country in the European Union to lower the voting age to 16, following Austria.

Since the bill would amend the Constitution, a 2/3rds Parliamentary majority is needed, and thus all MPs need to be present. 

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