Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Senedd elections

Only certain people are entitled to attend the delivery of nomination papers or have access to them if delivered electronically to inspect and make any objections to the validity of a nomination form.1

After your nomination papers and deposit have been delivered and you stand validly nominated, the following can inspect and make objections to a nomination form:2

• you (or someone appointed in writing on your behalf)
• your election agent or if you are acting as your own election agent, someone nominated by you to attend on their behalf
• any Nominating Officers (or someone appointed in writing on their behalf) who have submitted a party list
• a party list candidate
• another person standing as an individual candidate
• the election agent of a party list
• if the election agent is also a candidate on the party list, someone nominated by them to attend on their behalf
• if you are acting as your own election agent, someone nominated by you to attend on your behalf.

Electoral Commission representatives and one other person chosen by each validly nominated party list or individual candidate may also be present at the delivery of nomination papers, but may not inspect them nor make any objections.3

No other person, except the Returning Officer and their staff, may attend the delivery of nomination papers.