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Electoral Commission

Why it’s time to reduce the voting age to 16

Alan Renwick sets out the case for lowering the voting age to 16 for Assembly elections

15th December (12th December)
  • Politics and Policy

Yes Campaign stifled by Parliament’s rules

John Osmond finds the legislation setting out how the Assembly referendum campaign should be fought is having unintended consequences

14th February (28th February)
  • Politics and Policy

True Wales opts out of taking a lead role

John Osmond unpacks the reasons why the No campaign has decided to refuse funding from the Electoral Commission

20th January (28th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Welsh Referendum campaigns, and the question of turn out

Alan Trench assesses the problems on both sides of the Assembly referendum

17th January
  • Politics and Policy

Campaigners should get their retaliation in first

Geraint Talfan Davies looks forward to months of tangled political campaigning in Wales

5th January (5th January)
  • Politics and Policy

New question posed for increasing Assembly powers

John Osmond reports on today’s Electoral Commission judgement on the wording for the referendum vote

2nd September (28th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Timing could boost turn-out in referendum

The likely delay of the devolution referendum into next year is advancing the case for it being held on the same day as the Assembly election

11th June (28th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Cheryl should stop teasing on Assembly powers vote

Peter Price urges a quick decision on the date of a referendum on law-making powers

20th May (20th May)
  • Politics and Policy

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