The Use of Technology in Elections

Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution – in the Senedd at 2:25 pm on 22 September 2021.

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Photo of Mike Hedges Mike Hedges Labour 2:25, 22 September 2021

Firstly, unfortunately, we have to accept that a large number of people do not want to vote for any of us. [Laughter.] For a generation brought up on using their phones for everything, asking them to queue and put a cross on a piece of paper appears very old fashioned. Has the Government considered trialling online voting to engage younger people? If online banking can be made safe, I'm sure that online voting can.