Section 12 Entitlement to voteI1

United Kingdom

(1)

The persons entitled to vote at an election of F1Members of the Senedd F2... in F3a Senedd constituency are those who on the day of the poll—

(a)

would be entitled to vote as electors at a local government election in an electoral area wholly or partly included in the F4Senedd constituency F5..., and

(b)

are registered in the register of local government electors at an address within the Senedd constituency.

F6(1A)

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F7(1B)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)

But a person is not entitled as an elector—

(a)

to cast more than one F8vote in the same Senedd constituency at any general election, F9or

(b)

to vote in more than one Senedd constituency at any general election, F10...

(c)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Act substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(17) (with Sch. 1 para. 2(11)(12)(14))
F2: Words in s. 12(1) omitted (24.8.2024) by virtue of Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), ss. 10(2)(a), 25(2)(b) (with s. 24(1))
F3: Words in Act substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(18) (with Sch. 1 para. 2(11)-(14))
F4: Words in Act substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(19) (with Sch. 1 para. 2(11)-(14))
F5: Words in s. 12(1)(a) omitted (5.5.2022) by virtue of Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), ss. 2(2)(a), 175(5)
F6: S. 12(1A) omitted (5.5.2022) by virtue of Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), ss. 2(2)(b), 175(5)
F7: S. 12(1B) omitted (5.5.2022) by virtue of Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), ss. 2(2)(c), 175(5)
F8: Word in s. 12(2)(a) substituted (24.8.2024) by Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), ss. 10(2)(b)(i), 25(2)(b) (with s. 24(1))
F9: Word in s. 12(2) inserted (24.8.2024) by Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), ss. 10(2)(b)(ii), 25(2)(b) (with s. 24(1))
F10: S. 12(2)(c) and word omitted (24.8.2024) by virtue of Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), ss. 10(2)(b)(iii), 25(2)(b) (with s. 24(1))

Commencement

I1: Ss. 1-94, 97-106 in force immediately after "the 2007 election" by s. 161(1) (subject to s. 161(4)(5))

Notes on Part 1

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Pt. 1 heading substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(2)

Modifications

C1: Pt. 1 modified (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), ss. 13(5), 19(1)