Section 6 Voting at general electionsF1
United Kingdom
Each person entitled to vote at a general election in a Senedd constituency may give a vote for—
a registered political party that has submitted a list of candidates to be Members of the Senedd for the constituency, or
an individual who is a candidate (“an individual candidate”) to be a Member of the Senedd for the constituency.
An order under section 13 must provide for the ballot paper used at a general election in a Senedd constituency to include the names of the candidates who stand nominated to be Members of the Senedd for the constituency.
In this Act “registered political party” means a party registered under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41).
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Ss. 6-9 substituted (24.8.2024) by Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), ss. 8, 25(2)(b) (with s. 24(1))
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)