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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 February 2017
* This text is reproduced and reformatted to be substantially similar to the text appearing at the Northern Ireland Office Website (visited 4/13/98)<http://www.nio.gov.uk/agreement> and Department of the Taoiseach Website (visited 5/27/98), http://www.irlgove.ie/taoiseach/publication/niagreement.> The agreement was accepted by the voters in Northern Ireland in a referendum on May 22, 1998 with a majority of 71.12% with a total voter turnout of 80.98% of eligible voters. On the same day, the people of the Republic of Ireland accepted the changes in the Irish Constitution to reflect the peace agreement with 94.4% of the vote.
