What appeared to be relatively low-stakes amendments could turn into embarrassing defeat for government
this outing to polling stations appeared a relatively low-stakes exercise in constitutional tidying up.
Polls show a still sizeable lead for a double yes but also indicate that 35% of voters remain undecided and that turnout could be low. Voting stations open at 7am and close at 10pm.Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images “It would also mean in relation to care that the very old-fashioned language about women in the home and mothers’ duties in the home would be maintained.”
The other vote, known as the family amendment, will propose expanding the definition of a family beyond marriage to include those in “durable relationships”.
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