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Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026

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7Public notice of recall poll

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(1)As soon as reasonably practicable after receiving a notice in accordance with section 6, a constituency returning officer must give public notice of the recall poll in accordance with any provision made by regulations under section 11.

(2)In addition, the constituency returning officer must send a notice of the recall poll in accordance with any provision made by regulations under section 11—

(a)to such descriptions of persons registered in the registers of local government electors for the areas within the Senedd constituency as are to be specified in such regulations, and

(b)to such other descriptions of persons as may be specified in such regulations.

(3)Regulations under section 11 must require the notice to contain information about the trigger event that has occurred in relation to the Member of the Senedd.

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