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Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026
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2How a Member of the Senedd becomes subject to a recall poll
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(1)A Member of the Senedd becomes subject to a recall poll if—
(a)trigger event A or trigger event B has occurred in relation to the Member of the Senedd, and
(b)the Presiding Officer gives notice of that fact under section 6.
(2)Trigger event A is that the Member of the Senedd, after becoming a Member of the Senedd, is convicted in the United Kingdom of an offence for which the member is sentenced or ordered to be imprisoned or detained.
(3)Sections 3 and 4 contain more about trigger event A.
(4)Trigger event B is that Senedd Cymru resolves to submit the Member of the Senedd to a recall poll following a report from the Standards of Conduct Committee recommending submission of the member to a recall poll.
(5)Section 5 contains more about trigger event B.
(6)The provision made by or under this Act in relation to a recall poll does not affect other ways in which a Member of the Senedd’s seat may be vacated.
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