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PRIVILEGES AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE (105th Meeting)
Business conducted by electronic mail
20th April 2011
PART A
All members were present, with the exception of Deputy J.B. Fox and Deputy M.R. Higgins.
Connétable J. Gallichan of St. Mary , Chairman Senator B.I. Le Marquand
Connétable P.F.M. Hanning of St. Saviour Deputy J.A. Martin
Deputy T.M. Pitman
In attendance -
Miss A-C. Heuston, Clerk to the Privileges and Procedures Committee Note: The Minutes of this meeting comprise Part A only.
Public Elections A1. The Committee, with reference to its Minute No. A2 of 12th April 2011, (Expenditure and received the draft Public Elections (Expenditure and Donations) (Jersey) Donations) Regulations 201- (P.51/2011): Amendment.
(Jersey)
Regulations 201- The Committee recalled that the amendment had been drafted at the request of the (P.51/2011): Chairman following discussions with agencies who had tendered to work with the Amendment. Committee in running an awareness campaign for the October 2011 elections. 424/3(3) Consideration had been given to the requirement under Regulation 16(1) of the
Public Elections (Expenditure and Donations) (Jersey) Regulations 201- (P.51/2011 refers) for the Committee to publish candidates' election manifestos and to distribute them with an English language newspaper circulating in Jersey. It was felt that the Committee should be given the opportunity to decide the best possible means for the distribution of election material, and it was therefore proposed that Regulation 16(1) of the Public Elections (Expenditure and Donations) (Jersey) Regulations 201- be amended to read as follows:
"16 Arrangements for publication and distribution of election material
(1) The Committee shall make arrangements for election material provided to it by a candidate to be published and distributed in Jersey."
The amendment would allow the Committee to use whichever distribution method was found to be the most effective in reaching the widest possible audience. The Committee, having agreed certain amendments, accordingly approved the draft amendment to the Public Elections (Expenditure and Donations) (Jersey) Regulations 201- (P.51/2011) and requested that it be lodged au Greffe for debate by the States in early course.
The Greffier of the States was requested to take the necessary action.