22 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
Yes.
22 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
Okay. Perfect. Thank you.
22 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
Okay. Perfect. You mentioned there that you are quite supportive of pilots. Obviously, this Bill will allow the Welsh Government to compel local authorities to run pilots. Are you supportive of that provision? And the other thing I'd like to know is: do local…
22 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
Thanks for that. Are there any specific pilots you'd like to see piloted, for want of a better word?
22 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
Huw?
22 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
Thank you, Chair, and thanks ever so much for coming in this morning. I just wanted to ask a couple of questions on piloting electoral powers. Obviously, back in 2022, there was a series of pilots looking at flexible voting. I was just keen to get your…
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 3
Thanks for that. I know you mentioned then the Elections Act 2022 and I know from, I think, the written evidence that we've received that the Welsh Government doesn't appear to have provided similar analysis to the extent of the UK. Do you think there's a…
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 3
Hi, Ruth. Thanks ever so much for coming this morning to give evidence. I suppose I just wanted to ask about third party controlled expenditure and whether or not you had any concerns with compliance with article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights…
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 2
Okay. Perfect. Any—? No, that's it? No. Perfect. Thank you, Chair.
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 2
Okay. Perfect, then. Just one final question—and I'm conscious I sort of touched on someone else's area of questions then that they wanted, so sorry about that, whoever's asking them—in the evidence you've submitted, you've mentioned there about the power of…
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 2
Yes.
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 2
With that, then, the online platform in terms of electoral material that's been suggested—and apologies if you've already answered this—how do you see that being regulated, for want of a better word? We had a discussion earlier with—. I don't think she was a…
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 2
If it's okay to ask—
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 2
Does anyone else want to come in on anything there?
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 2
With that telephone idea, then, how was that utilised? How was that rolled out, in the sense of ensuring that the person on the other end of the phone was the person entitled to vote, if that makes sense?
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 2
With that in mind, then, are there any other pilots that you think the Welsh Government should be actively looking at? Because we've mentioned tactile voting and audio voting. And I know that there was a High Court issue a couple of years back, where I think…
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 2
Is there a form of—? It's a very simple question, so, sorry for that: is there a form of communication that you think is better than another, if that makes sense? Because a lot of the evidence we're taking is that people say, 'There's a lack of awareness'…
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 2
Thank you, Chair. Thanks ever so much for coming in this—. Yes, this morning; I lose track of the time, I'm afraid. I want to follow on with what Sam was asking there about pilots and piloting powers. I know, from the written evidence, that the Electoral…
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 1
Okay. Thank you.
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 1
Okay. With that, then, is there a case where there might be over-representation, then, of young people, if that makes sense? For example, if you have an advisory board, in terms of if you look at all the numbers who vote, they're a relatively small proportion…
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 1
Okey-dokey, perfect. And then I suppose I've just got a final question, if that's okay. I suppose, in terms of the Bill as it is now, are there any provisions not included that you think should have been, or you would like to see?
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 1
I think we just caught some of that; you just broke up a bit then. But you mentioned a pilot and just about the different styles of voting, did you say then?
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 1
Oh, okay, yes. It's my go to ask the questions now as well; I didn't know that. Well, I did actually. [Laughter.] I have been paying attention. [Laughter.] I want to talk, then, abut the piloting powers. Obviously, for example, in the written evidence, the…
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 1
Okey-dokey, then. Thank you.
15 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn Dystiolaeth 1
Okay, then. All right. What about a personal opinion, then, or do you have anything on that?
