Ireland Votes On Same-Sex Marriage

From WUIS:

Voters in Ireland are deciding today whether the country will amend its constitution to make same-sex marriage legal.

The vote follows months of debate in the heavily Catholic country. Opinion polls suggest the referendum will pass and Ireland become the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage in a national vote.

There are actually two questions being voted on today, each with its own ballot.  From The Irish Times:

Voters will be given two ballot papers: a white ballot paper for the marriage referendum and a green ballot paper for the age of presidential candidates referendum.

Ireland currently requires its president to be at least 35 years old, which is the same as in the United States.  The proposed change would reduce that age to 21.  The Irish Times also reports that the referendum has a requirement that where implemented in the United States, has our friends on the left screaming in horror.  In Ireland, each voter must (gasp!) show an ID.

All voters should bring evidence of identity with them. Anyone who fails to produce evidence of identity when requested, or who fails to satisfy the presiding officer that they are the person to whom the document relates, will not be allowed to vote.

A number of documents that will be accepted as evidence of identity are listed on polling cards and on posters displayed at polling stations.

Read more at the two links above.