{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025/schedule-3/paragraph-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025/schedule-3/paragraph-8.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2025/864",
  "legislation_title": "The Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Rule 37 (equipment of polling stations)",
  "text": "(1) Rule 37 is to be read as if after paragraph (2) there were inserted—\n“(2A) The same ballot box may be used for the poll at the Senedd election and for the poll at the local government election.\n(2B) Where the same ballot box is not used under paragraph (2A) each ballot box must be clearly marked with—\n(a) the election to which it relates, as shown on the ballot papers for that election, and\n(b) the words “Rhowch y papur pleidleisio [nodwch liw’r papurau pleidleisio o dan sylw] yma. Place the [specify the colour of the ballot papers in question] ballot paper here.””\n(2) Where the poll at a local government election is being conducted by a simple majority system, in rule 37, paragraph (12) is to be read as if there were substituted for that paragraph—\n“(12) Where the poll at a Senedd election is taken together with a poll at a local government election, a notice containing the following information must be exhibited inside each voting compartment in each polling station—\n(a) in respect of a Senedd election—\n“Pleidleisiwch unwaith yn unig ar y papur pleidleisio. Peidiwch â rhoi unrhyw farc arall ar y papur pleidleisio, neu mae’n bosibl na chaiff eich pleidlais ei chyfrif.\nVote only once on the ballot paper. Put no other mark on the ballot paper or your vote may not be counted.”;\n(b) in respect of a local government election—\n(i) where there is more than one candidate to be returned for an electoral area—\n“Peidiwch â phleidleisio dros fwy na(g) … o ymgeiswyr ar y papur pleidleisio llywodraeth leol lliw [lliw’r papur pleidleisio]. Peidiwch â rhoi unrhyw farciau eraill ar y papur pleidleisio, neu mae’n bosibl na chaiff eich pleidleisiau eu cyfrif.\nVote for no more than … candidates on the local government ballot paper coloured [colour of ballot paper]. Put no other marks on the ballot paper or your votes may not be counted.”, or\n(ii) where there is one candidate to be returned for an electoral area—\n“Peidiwch â phleidleisio dros fwy nag un ymgeisydd ar y papur pleidleisio llywodraeth leol lliw [Iliw’ papur pleidleisio]. Peidiwch â rhoi unrhyw farc arall ar y papur pleidleisio, neu mae’n bosibl na chaiff eich pleidlais ei chyfrif.\nVote for no more than one candidate on the local government ballot paper coloured [colour of ballot paper]. Put no other mark on the ballot paper or your vote may not be counted.””\n(3) Where the poll at a local government election is being conducted by a single transferable vote system, in rule 37, paragraph (12) is to be read as if there were substituted for that paragraph—\n“(12) Where the poll at a Senedd election is taken together with a poll at a local government election, a notice containing the following information must be exhibited inside each voting compartment in each polling station—\n(a) in respect of a Senedd election—\n“Pleidleisiwch unwaith yn unig ar y papur pleidleisio. Peidiwch â rhoi unrhyw farc arall ar y papur pleidleisio, neu mae’n bosibl na chaiff eich pleidlais ei chyfrif.\nVote only once on the ballot paper. Put no other mark on the ballot paper or your vote may not be counted.”;\n(b) in respect of a local government election—\n“Rhifwch yr ymgeiswyr yn nhrefn eich dewis yn y blychau pleidleisio gyferbyn â’r ymgeiswyr.\nGallwch ddewis cynifer neu gyn lleied ag y dymunwch.\nRhowch y rhif 1 yn y blwch pleidleisio gyferbyn â’ch dewis cyntaf.\nRhowch y rhif 2 yn y blwch pleidleisio gyferbyn â’ch ail ddewis.\nRhowch y rhif 3 yn y blwch pleidleisio gyferbyn â’ch trydydd dewis. Ac yn y blaen.\nNumber the candidates in the order of your choice in the voting boxes opposite the candidates.\nYou can make as many or as few choices as you want to.\nPut the number 1 in the voting box next to your first choice.\nPut the number 2 in the voting box next to your second choice.\nPut the number 3 in the voting box next to your third choice. And so on.””",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 8 in force at 18.7.2025, see art. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/864/schedule/3/paragraph/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-14T03:35:52.324656+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}