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  "long_title": "These Regulations make provision for a Welsh elections information platform, as required by section 26 of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 5) (“the 2024 Act”). The Regulations provide for the establishment of the Welsh elections information platform that will provide up-to-date information, or access to up-to-date information from other electronic sources, to electors to support their participation in the elections specified in regulation 1, namely Senedd Cymru elections and ordinary elections to principal councils in Wales.",
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