How you vote in Senedd and local elections could change after the Welsh Government set out new proposals.
The new proposals aim to improve voter participation and include trials for automatic voter registration in Senedd and local government elections. If they went ahead these changes would not apply to UK Parliamentary and Police and Crime Commissioner elections, which remain the responsibility of the UK Government.
In the elections for the Welsh Parliament in 2021 there was a record turnout though the participation rate was still only 46.6%. It is hoped that by automatically registering people to vote it will mean more people exercise their democratic right. The counsel general for the Welsh Government Mick Antoniw, said the proposals are designed to remove barriers to voting.
