Commentary on Sections Part 1 Electoral Administration and Registration Chapter 3: Welsh Elections Piloting and Reform Section 14 – Evaluation of pilot proposals
63.Section 14 sets out what the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru is required to do when evaluating pilot proposals and in preparing their report. The Commission must look at the objectives of the pilot and its desirability, that is to say, whether the pilot could be of benefit to the voter or electoral administrators. It is also required to consider the likely costs and feasibility of the proposed pilot. The Welsh Ministers are able to make regulations under subsection (3) setting out factors they consider relevant to the Commission’s evaluation of the pilot proposals, and the Commission must have regard to such factors when assessing the proposal and preparing its report. A public authority that submits a pilot proposal to the Commission under Chapter 3 must provide any additional information requested by the Commission that will allow the proposal to be fully considered and the report to be prepared accurately. The Commission is required to send a copy of the report they produce to whomever submitted the proposal no later than 6 weeks after the proposal was received.