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NDM8293 Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal - A Civic duty to vote Bill
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Meeting: 28/06/2023 - Plenary (Item 5)
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal – A civic duty to vote Bill
NDM8293 Adam Price (Carmarthen East
and Dinefwr)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes a proposal for a Bill on the
introduction of a civic duty to vote.
2. Notes that the purpose of this Bill
would be to:
a) to seek to emulate the success of other
democracies that have introduced a civic duty to vote in increasing levels of
voter turnout at elections and thereby improving the level of engagement and
representativeness across all ages, classes and communities;
b) to introduce a civic duty for all those
eligible to vote to participate in Senedd and county council elections;
c) to allow those wishing to indicate their
dissatisfaction with a candidate, party or politics more broadly to so by means
of a positive abstention option on the ballot paper;
d) to allow for the introduction of an
appropriate sanction for non-compliance with the civic obligation to vote or
positively abstain, with legitimate exemptions; and
e) to provide for the introduction of a
pilot phase for the introduction of the duty on an age-specific basis.
Supporters
Minutes:
The item started at 15.47
Voting on the motion under this item was deferred
until Voting Time.
NDM8293 Adam Price (Carmarthen East and
Dinefwr)
To propose that the
Senedd:
1. Notes a proposal for a Bill
on the introduction of a civic duty to vote.
2. Notes that the purpose of
this Bill would be to:
a) to seek to emulate the
success of other democracies that have introduced a civic duty to vote in
increasing levels of voter turnout at elections and thereby improving the level
of engagement and representativeness across all ages, classes and communities;
b) to introduce a civic duty
for all those eligible to vote to participate in Senedd and county council
elections;
c) to allow those wishing to
indicate their dissatisfaction with a candidate, party or politics more broadly
to so by means of a positive abstention option on the ballot paper;
d) to allow for the
introduction of an appropriate sanction for non-compliance with the civic
obligation to vote or positively abstain, with legitimate exemptions; and
e) to provide for the
introduction of a pilot phase for the introduction of the duty on an
age-specific basis.
Supporters
Rhys ab Owen (South Wales
Central)
The result was as follows:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
20 |
20 |
12 |
52 |
The motion was
agreed.
Meeting: 21/06/2023 - Plenary (Item 7)
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal - A civic duty to vote Bill - Postponed
NDM8293 Adam Price (Carmarthen East
and Dinefwr)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes a proposal for a Bill on the introduction
of a civic duty to vote.
2. Notes that the purpose of this Bill
would be to:
a) to seek to emulate the success of other
democracies that have introduced a civic duty to vote in increasing levels of
voter turnout at elections and thereby improving the level of engagement and
representativeness across all ages, classes and communities;
b) to introduce a civic duty for all those
eligible to vote to participate in Senedd and county council elections;
c) to allow those wishing to indicate their
dissatisfaction with a candidate, party or politics more broadly to so by means
of a positive abstention option on the ballot paper;
d) to allow for the introduction of an
appropriate sanction for non-compliance with the civic obligation to vote or
positively abstain, with legitimate exemptions; and
e) to provide for the introduction of a
pilot phase for the introduction of the duty on an age-specific basis.
Supporters
Minutes:
This item was
postponed