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.