DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Irish voters voted Friday for a second time on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, which would change the organization's decision-making process.
Ireland rejected the treaty in June 2008, but opinion polls indicate approval this time around, the BBC reported.
Ireland is the only one of the European Union's 27 members that puts the treaty's fate in the hands of the voters. The treaty, which would streamline decision making in the bloc, can't take effect unless all members ratify it.
Among other things, the Lisbon Treaty would expand the policy areas subject to qualified majority voting instead of unanimity, the BBC said. It also would establish a new post of president of the European Council and a high representative for foreign affairs.
The Lisbon Treaty has been ratified by all members except Ireland, the Czech Republic and Poland.
Tallying will begin Saturday morning, with result expected in the afternoon.
