Government of Wales Act 2006

12Entitlement to voteU.K.

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(1)The persons entitled to vote at an election of [F1Members of the Senedd] (or of [F2a Member of the Senedd]) in [F3a Senedd] constituency are those who on the day of the poll—

(a)would be entitled to vote as electors at a local government election in an electoral area wholly or partly included in the [F4Senedd] constituency F5..., and

(b)are registered in the register of local government electors at an address within the [F4Senedd] constituency.

F6(1A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F7(1B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)But a person is not entitled as an elector—

(a)to cast more than one constituency vote, or more than one electoral region vote, in the same [F4Senedd] constituency at any general election,

(b)to vote in more than one [F4Senedd] constituency at any general election, or

(c)to cast more than one vote in any election held under section 10.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in Act substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(17) (with Sch. 1 para. 2(11)(12)(14))

F2Words in Act substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(15) (with Sch. 1 para. 2(11)(12)(14))

F3Words in Act substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(18) (with Sch. 1 para. 2(11)-(14))

F4Words in Act substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(19) (with Sch. 1 para. 2(11)-(14))