Rejected petition Give the Welsh electorate a referendum on the Senedd reform bill.

Such changes to democracy in Wales should be decided by the people, not the politicians. Wales does not need more politicians and the proposal for closed lists is a direct attack on democracy, we vote for the candidate as much as the party, the politicians should not be allowed to take that away from us.

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the Senedd or Welsh Government is not responsible for.

Petitions to the Senedd must call for a specific action that falls within the powers of the Senedd or Welsh Government.

Schedules 7A and 7B of the Government of Wales Act 2006 set out the issues which are ‘restricted’ or ‘reserved’ to the UK Parliament - i.e. areas where only the UK Parliament or Government, not the Senedd or Welsh Government, can act.

As a result, it is not possible for the Senedd to call for a Referendum as called for in your petition. You may wish to consider petitioning the UK Parliament about this issue instead: https://petition.parliament.uk/

However, there is another petition on the issue of increasing the number of Members of the Senedd already collecting signatures:
I oppose the Welsh Government "Senedd Reform Bill", published 18 September 2023, becoming law

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245625

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Date submitted 4 February 2024
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