General Election 2025 - Second Policy Letter

States' Assembly & Constitution Committee - P.2024/34

The States are asked to decide whether, after consideration of the policy letter entitled "General Election 2025 - Second Policy Letter" dated 5 th April 2024, they are of the opinion:

1.   To agree that a General Election of People's Deputies be held on Wednesday 18 th June 2025.

2.   To agree that the nomination period for candidates for the office of People's Deputy should open on Monday 12 th May 2025 at 9:00am and close on Wednesday 14 th May 2025 at 4:00pm.

3.   To agree to set the following candidate expenditure limits:

               i.            Up to £7,500 in money or money's worth for candidates

               ii.            Up to £15,000 in money or money's worth for political parties

               iii.            Candidates supported or endorsed by political parties have the option of transferring up to half of their expenditure allowance to fund their political party, provided the total of all transferred expenditure does not exceed the party's expenditure limit prescribed in (ii).

4.   To agree that the £500 grant for candidates should be discontinued.

5.   To agree that the provisions for the holding of by-elections should be revised to require a minimum of three vacancies to occur in the office of Deputy before the first day of December next preceding the date of a General Election.

6.   To direct the preparation of such legislation as may be necessary to give effect to the above decisions.