Draft Elections Amendment (Jersey) Commencement Act 202-
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STATES OF JERSEY
DRAFT ELECTIONS AMENDMENT (JERSEY) COMMENCEMENT ACT 202-
Lodged au Greffe on 23rd December 2025 by the Privileges and Procedures Committee Earliest date for debate: 20th January 2026
STATES GREFFE
2025 P.118/2025
Draft Elections Amendment (Jersey) Commencement Act 202- Report
REPORT
Background
This Act provides for the Elections (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025 to come into force on 10th February 2026. That Law makes several administrative changes to the extant Law as approved by the adoption of States Assembly | P.28/2025 as amended on 24th June 2025 and is designed to improve the electoral system for candidates, voters and those tasked with running the process.
Changes include extending the vote to all prisoners, reducing the residency criteria to vote to one year, placing the management of the hustings process with the Jersey Electoral Authority and alterations to the postal voting deadlines.
Financial and staffing implications
There are no additional financial or staffing implications for the States as a result of this proposition.
Children's Rights Impact Assessment
A Children's Rights Impact Assessment (CRIA) has not been prepared in relation to this proposition as a CRIA is not required, in accordance with Schedule 2 to the Children (Convention Rights) (Jersey) Law 2022.
Draft Elections Amendment (Jersey) Commencement Act 202- Explanatory Note
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Act provides for the Elections (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025 to come into force on 10 February 2026.
The Elections (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025 amends various provisions of the Elections (Jersey) Law 2002 and makes further minor amendments to the Elections (Jersey) Regulations 2002 and the Political Parties (Registration) (Jersey) Law 2008.
Draft Elections Amendment (Jersey) Commencement Act 202- Article 1
DRAFT ELECTIONS AMENDMENT (JERSEY) COMMENCEMENT ACT 202-
Made [date to be inserted] Coming into force [date to be inserted]
THE STATES make this Act under Article 28 of the Elections (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025 –
1 Commencement of Elections (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025
The Elections (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025 comes into force on 10 February 2026. 2 Citation
This Act may be cited as the Elections Amendment (Jersey) Commencement Act 202-.