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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE COMITÉ DES CONNÉTABLES BY DEPUTY J. M. MAÇON OF ST. SAVIOUR
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 19th JANUARY 2016
Question
Will the Chairman advise whether Islanders will be able to register to vote online and explain why this has not yet been implemented and what actions, if any, the Comité des Connétable s will be taking to ensure online registration is available before the next general election in 2018?
Answer
The States approved, on 6 November 2013, the proposition of the Privileges and Procedures Committee Public Elections: amendments to legislation and administration P.110/2013 which included –
(A) amendments be made to the Public Elections (Jersey) Law 2002 and to the practical procedures relating to the organisation of elections to provide that –
(c) online electoral registration be introduced as soon as practicable;
Although the proposition did not specifically direct who should take forward this change, where changes to the law were required (as is required to provide for online registration) these have been dealt with by the Privileges and Procedures Committee.
The Comité will assist the Privileges and Procedures Committee with the drafting of necessary amendments to the Public Elections (Jersey) Law 2005 to attempt to ensure online registration is available before the next general election in 2018.