Pimpernal
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Post by Pimpernal on Mar 28, 2020 12:50:32 GMT
Wouldn't it just be easier to simply defer the whole election cycle by 1 year?
Having 2 years worth of elections next year is a bit nuts and some people will just be elected for 3 years instead of 4 etc etc.
Deferring the whole cycle would seem a lot more sensible?
It would mean the counties get delayed till 2022 which I would find irksome, but it would be worth it to get a bit of normality back as soon as reasonable.
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European Lefty
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Post by European Lefty on Mar 29, 2020 16:22:27 GMT
I think this is more normal to be honest. It will be insane for a year and then reset to normal quite quickly. Besides, shortened terms are quite common in councils which elect by thirds
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cibwr
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Post by cibwr on Mar 30, 2020 14:24:13 GMT
I am of the opinion that the Senedd elections should be delayed until later next year, so as not to get swamped with coverage of the elections in England....
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Post by greatkingrat on Mar 30, 2020 19:15:44 GMT
There are local elections in England every year so why would it affect the Welsh elections any more than usual?
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European Lefty
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Post by European Lefty on Mar 30, 2020 19:32:13 GMT
There are local elections in England every year so why would it affect the Welsh elections any more than usual? Because this is a special case, and is also the first time in a long time, if not ever, that the non-metropolitan district and county councils will be elected at the same time which will have an unknow and potentially large impact on the dynamic of the elections and therefore an impact on the coverage. |
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Foggy
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Post by Foggy on Mar 30, 2020 23:43:14 GMT
I am of the opinion that the Senedd elections should be delayed until later next year, so as not to get swamped with coverage of the elections in England.... That would mean the Fifth Assembly will have lasted more than five years. There would still be Police & Crime Commissioner elections in Wales next May regardless. |
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cibwr
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Post by cibwr on Apr 1, 2020 18:54:26 GMT
I would suggest no more than a delay to September in the Senedd election
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Post by listener on Apr 3, 2020 13:13:11 GMT
A new statutory instrument allows local authorities of all kinds and sizes to hold remote meetings, to be held before 7 May 2021. It also provides for public access to be provided through remote means including (but not limited to) video conferencing, live webcast and live interactive streaming. Where public notices were required to be displayed outside council offices under a 1960 Act, these notices may now be published on the council website, or in the case of parish councils without websites on the district council website. The Regulations stipulate that a document being "open to inspection" includes being published on the council website. This has potential significance for the conduct of elections, since it establishes the validity of the internet in Local Government law. My understanding is that electoral law currently makes no reference to the internet. The only legal requirement on Returning Officers is to publish election notices at the Council offices - any publication on the internet is entirely voluntary and designed to increase elector participation. It will be a logical development, in due course, to enshrine the internet in electoral law as a means of publishing election notices. www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/392/made/data.pdf |
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Post by syorkssocialist on Apr 17, 2020 1:02:58 GMT
Only marginally related but I'm not sure where else to put it: could we have a Doncaster thread added to the 2021 metropolitan boroughs section? BossMan |
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