Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Senedd elections

The nomination form must be completed in English or Welsh.

The nomination form must contain:

Your full name1

• This means your surname placed first and other names in full. 
• Using initials only could lead to your nomination paper being rejected.
• Do not use prefixes such as Mr, Mrs, Dr or Cllr as part of your name.

The same applies to suffixes. However, if you have a title, you can use this as your full name. For example, if your actual name is Joseph Smith but your hereditary title is Joseph Avon, you can use the name Joseph Avon as your full name.

A description

If you want the word Independent and/or Annibynnol to appear on the ballot paper underneath your name, you need to state this on the nomination form. No other descriptions are allowed.2

Alternatively, you may choose not to have a description at all by leaving this part of the form blank.

The signature of one subscriber

You can act as your own subscriber or ask someone else to subscribe your nomination. If you do not subscribe your own nomination, the person signing, will need to supply their full name and address, this address does not need to be in the constituency.3