Legislation – The Local Government (Coronavirus) (Postponement of Elections) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

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Introduction

1 Title and commencement

2 These Regulations come into force on 4 December 2020.

3 Interpretation

4 Postal ballots: general

5 Postal ballots: disposal of documents by the returning or counting officer

6 Postal ballots: retention, production and destruction of documents by the relevant registration officer

7 Candidates at relevant by-elections

8 Amendment of the 2001 Regulations

9 Notices required for co-option of community councillors for casual vacancies

Signature

Explanatory note

Postal ballots: general4.

(1)

A postal ballot paper which was returned by a postal voter in relation to a relevant by-election has no effect for the purposes of a postponed poll.

(2)

The fact that a postal voter cast a postal ballot paper in respect of a relevant by-election does not prevent that person from casting a postal ballot paper in respect of a postponed poll.

(3)

Where any list has been created under regulation 8711 of the 2001 Regulations in relation to a relevant by-election, regulation 61C12 of those Regulations (notification of rejected postal voting statement) does not apply in respect of an absent voter who appears on that list.

(4)

Regulation 84A13 of the 2001 Regulations (confirming receipt of postal voting statements) does not apply in relation to any postal ballots issued in relation to a relevant by-election.