Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:55 pm on 26 January 2022.
Okay, good to know. Thank you.
We'd put measures in place to deter such attacks and to prevent such attacks. Our voting system here in Wales may not have experienced widespread voting fraud, but we use the exact same system that they do on the other side of Offa's Dyke. And there have been numerous examples of voter fraud in England; I think it's the Tower Hamlets scandal in 2014 that springs to mind. And it was the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights within the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, an organisation that observes elections across the world, who raised concerns about the vulnerabilities to fraud that they've seen in the UK's voting systems. So, yes, we do need the change, and thankfully, the UK Government is implementing change for Westminster elections; they have secured their elections, but we're leaving the door wide open. Sadly, Labour-applied hostility will mean that our elections in Wales remain vulnerable to widespread fraud. And I would urge Members, if they care at all about the security and veracity of future Welsh elections, to support our amendment tonight. Thank you.