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STATES OF JERSEY
PUBLIC ELECTIONS: EXTENSION OF PRE-POLL VOTING ARRANGEMENTS
Lodged au Greffe on 22nd March 2011 by Deputy J.M. Maçon of St. Saviour
STATES GREFFE
2011 Price code: A P.42
PROPOSITION
THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion
to refer to their Act dated 17th March 2011 in which they approved amendments to the Public Elections (Jersey) Law 2002 and –
- to agree that the new arrangements that will permit the Judicial Greffier to take such measures as he or she considers appropriate for taking pre-poll votes from electors who are ill, disabled or illiterate should be extended to allow the Judicial Greffier to take similar measures in relation to any spouse or carer of such persons provided that the spouse or carer is at the same premises as the elector who is ill, disabled or illiterate and that the voting arrangements can be undertaken at the same time; and
- to request the Privileges and Procedures Committee to take the necessary steps to bring forward for approval an amendment to the Public Elections (Jersey) Law 2002 to give effect to the decision.
DEPUTY J.M. MAÇON OF ST. SAVIOUR
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REPORT
I bring this amendment as I gave an undertaking that I would, during the debate on 17th March, when debating PPC's amendments to the Public Elections (Jersey) Law 2002.
I do it under the pragmatic grounds that if during the collection of a pre-poll vote of an ill, disabled or illiterate person, where by the Judicial Greffe has arranged for the pre- poll vote to be collected at an individual's home, strictly under the Law, their able- bodied spouse or carer(s) would not be able to have their vote collected in this manner.
Many carer(s) may not wish to leave or may be unable to leave their charge during the voting period. It would seem sensible then, to allow for the Judicial Greffe to be able to arrange for the collection of the pre-poll vote of the spouse or carer(s) at the same time as collecting the vote of a sick, disabled or illiterate voter.
Members may be of the opinion that this is not a necessary measure, still I feel that a clear provision in law should be made.
Financial and manpower implications
The financial and manpower implications of this amendment are in my view minimal. The officer(s) that will have to collect a pre-poll vote from a home address will have to make that journey regardless; the addition is that of paper and ink of a separate ballot paper and a slightly longer stay at said home address to collect both ballot papers.
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