# Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026, Section 10: Recall polls to be conducted by ballot

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) A recall poll must be conducted by ballot.
(2) Each ballot paper must be written in Welsh and English.
(3) The question that must appear on the ballot papers is—
A ddylid diswyddo neu gadw [insert the name of Member of the Senedd to whom the recall poll applies] fel aelod o Senedd Cymru?
Should [insert the name of Member of the Senedd to whom the recall poll applies] be removed or retained as a member of Senedd Cymru (the Welsh Parliament)?
(4) The first of the two alternative answers to that question that must appear on the ballot papers is—
Diswyddo [insert the name of Member of the Senedd to whom the recall poll applies] fel aelod o Senedd Cymru.
Remove [insert the name of Member of the Senedd to whom the recall poll applies] as a member of Senedd Cymru.”
(5) The second of the two alternative answers to that question that must appear on the ballot papers is—
Cadw [insert the name of Member of the Senedd to whom the recall poll applies] fel aelod o Senedd Cymru.
Retain [insert the name of Member of the Senedd to whom the recall poll applies] as a member of Senedd Cymru.”
(6) The requirements in subsections (3) to (5) are subject to the name of the Member of the Senedd to whom the recall poll applies being inserted in the places directed in the question and answers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/9/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-member-accountability-and-elections-act-2026/section-10
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