11 July 2018
Mike Hedges AM - The first thing any voting system needs to be is secure. We should
have a system that does not allow either multivoting or the harvesting of
votes. We do, however, need to make it easier to vote. Has the Welsh Government
considered supporting two simple innovations: allowing early voting at a
central voting centre, and, secondly, allowing voting at any polling station in
a constituency?174
Alun Davies AM - Presiding Officer, we are very happy to consider both of those
suggestions. I would look towards electronic voting, voting on different
days, such as the weekend, mobile polling stations, electronic voting, and
electronic counting as well. The point that the Member for Swansea East makes
about the security of the ballot is well made and accepted. We are working
closely with an expert strategic group—the electoral reform programme
board—upon which there are a number of representatives who
are looking at ensuring that we have the security of a ballot as a prerequisite
but then looking creatively at how we move forward, enabling more people to
take part in local democracy. That is our objective and that is what we seek to
achieve.
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