AI-assisted research summary: The States may make Regulations to change the Public Elections Law and the Referendum Law so electronic voting can be enabled and authenticated.
Public Elections (Amendment No. 6) ( Jersey) Law 2016 A LAW to amend further the Public Elections (Jersey) Law 2002 Adopted by the States 12th July 2016 Sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council 14th December 2016 Registered by the Royal Court 23rd December 2016 THE STATES , subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law – 1 Article 72 of the Public Elections (Jersey) Law 2002 amended After Article 72(1A) of the Public Elections (Jersey) Law 2002 [1] there shall be inserted the following paragraphs – “(1B) The States may, by Regulations, amend this Law and the Referendum (Jersey) Law 2002 [2] , or such Law as from time to time replaces it – (a) to enable a person to vote in electronic form and to provide for authentication of that person’s right to vote; and (b) without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (2)(b), to make all supplementary provision as is necessary to facilitate such voting, including provision regarding the conduct of a poll or referendum, the conduct of any count in a poll or referendum, and the steps to be taken after a result in a poll or referendum has been obtained. (1C) In paragraphs (1A) and (1B) a reference to doing something in electronic form is a reference to doing it by any electronic means, whether using the internet, any other form of remote communication or any other digital technology from time to time developed.”. 2 Citation and commencement This Law may be cited as the Public Elections (Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) Law 2016 and shall come into force on the day after it is registered. l.-m. hart Deputy Greffier of the States [1] chapter 16.600 [2] chapter 15.640