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

Once they have submitted nomination papers and the party list candidates stand validly nominated, the following can inspect and make objections to a nomination form:2

• you as Nominating Officer (or someone appointed in writing on your behalf)
• any other Nominating Officers (or someone appointed in writing on their behalf) who have submitted a party list
• a party list 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
• a person standing as an individual candidate
• the election agent of a person standing as an individual candidate
• if an individual candidate is their own election agent, someone nominated by them to attend on their 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 persons, except the Returning Officer and their staff, may attend the delivery of nomination papers.