PART 3ELECTIONS
Extension of right to vote
10Extension of right to vote in Senedd elections to 16 and 17 year old persons
1
Section 12 (entitlement to vote) of the 2006 Act is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)(a), after “constituency” insert “
or fall within the extended franchise for Senedd elections as described in this section
”
.
3
After subsection (1), insert—
1A
A person falls within the extended franchise for Senedd elections if the person—
a
has attained the age of 16, but not the age of 18, and
b
would, but for any disability removed by this section, be entitled to vote as an elector at a local government election in an electoral area wholly or partly included within the Senedd constituency.
4
The amendments made by this section have effect for the purposes of an election for membership of the Senedd at which the poll is held on or after 5 April 2021.
11Extension of right to vote in Senedd elections to qualifying foreign citizens
1
After section 12(1A) of the 2006 Act, insert—
1B
A person falls within the extended franchise for Senedd elections if the person—
a
is a qualifying foreign citizen (within the meaning given by section 203(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)), and
b
would, but for any disability removed by this section, be entitled to vote as an elector at a local government election in an electoral area wholly or partly included within the Senedd constituency.
2
The amendments made by this section have effect for the purposes of an election for membership of the Senedd at which a poll is held on or after 5 April 2021.