Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Senedd elections

As the Nominating Officer of a registered political party which has submitted a list of candidates, or as an individual candidate, you are entitled to free postage on a maximum of two election communications sent to electors in the constituency.1

The election communications may be sent either:2

• unaddressed to every postal address
• addressed to each elector

An election communication must only contain matters relating to the election and must not exceed 60 grammes in weight.3

Until the statement of persons nominated is published:

• a party that has submitted a party list or 
• an individual candidate who is nominated 

is entitled to exercise this right of free postage, but only if the Nominating Officer (or person appointed to act on their behalf) or the individual candidate gives a security required by Royal Mail for the payment of postage in case the party or individual candidate is not shown as standing nominated on the statement.4

If you are considering exercising this right, you should contact Royal Mail to make arrangements. Royal Mail’s terms and conditions must be complied with.

We strongly advise that you consult Royal Mail’s guidance on candidate mailings at http://www.royalmail.com/business/manage-mail/candidate-mail