Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Senedd elections

Nomination papers should be submitted as early as possible to give the Returning Officer (RO) an opportunity to conduct an informal check and give you sufficient time to submit new nomination papers should your first set contain any errors.
 
The notice of election will be published no later than 25 working days before the poll and will state the times at which nominations can be delivered in person and the arrangements in place for nominations to be delivered electronically.1 The notice of election will be published on the RO’s website.

Delivering nomination papers by hand is usually only possible during office hours. The RO will confirm the exact details of when and where nominations papers can be delivered in person on the official notice of election.

If, after you have submitted the nomination papers you no longer wish the party list to contest the election, you as Nominating Officer can withdraw the full party list, provided you do so by 4pm, 19 working days before the poll.2
  
You may also withdraw one or more candidates included on the party list by the same deadline. Individual candidates included on the list may also withdraw, provided they do so by the same deadline. For more details see our guidance on withdrawing.