Ballot Box “Bring your own pencil” is the advice for voters visiting their local polling stations this week as Wales faces a democratic process like never before. The ongoing realities of living with Covid means that this year’s Senedd election will be like no other, with counting and electoral staff facing unprecedented challenges to ensure a fair and accurate poll. With social distancing also meaning that fewer counting staff will be on hand at some of the various counts, the process of sorting and eventually counting the votes won’t start until Friday morning, with the final makeup of the new Senedd not expected until the early evening.
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The ongoing realities of living with Covid means that this year s Senedd election will be like no other, with counting and electoral staff facing never before seen challenges to ensure a fair and accurate poll v.1
The measures being taken to keep polling stations safe - including asking voters to bring a pencil
The coronavirus pandemic means the voting process will be slightly different to usual
05:00, 29 APR 2021
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Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice “Bring your own pencil” is the advice for voters visiting their local polling stations next week as Wales faces a democratic process like never before.