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Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution – in the Senedd at 3:08 pm on 30 June 2021.

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Photo of Mick Antoniw Mick Antoniw Labour 3:08, 30 June 2021

Thank you for the question. I think you actually put the question in exactly the wrong way, from reverse. The question is: if you want to impose restrictions and checks and balances of all sorts, and you could go much further, then you have to say, 'Well, there has got to be a reason to do it.' Yes, we all want to see a free, fair, open and robust electoral system. I believe we have a free, fair, open and robust electoral system. So, I can only then ask the question: if there is no evidential base to actually make a change that will make it more difficult for people to vote, that may place additional obstacles on people to vote, why is this being done?