Awgrymwyd y dylid cael cyfnod o amser cyn etholiad, pan na ellir newid trefniadau etholiadol. Mae deddfwriaeth bresennol eisoes yn atal adroddiadau adolygiad etholiadol rhag cael eu cyhoeddi yn ystod y cyfnod naw mis cyn etholiad cyngor cyffredin. Fodd bynnag, nid oes darpariaeth gyfatebol ynghylch Gweinidogion yn gwneud penderfyniadau yn ystod yr un cyfnod pan fo adroddiad eisoes wedi cael ei dderbyn. Er mai’r confensiwn yw na ddylai unrhyw newidiadau ddigwydd o fewn chwe mis i etholiad, hoffwn archwilio hyn ymhellach i weld a allwn gytuno ar gyfnod priodol o amser pryd na ellir gwneud newidiadau cyn etholiad.
It has been suggested there should be a period of time prior to an election, where electoral arrangements cannot be changed. Current legislation already prevents electoral review reports being published within the nine month period prior to an ordinary council election. However, there is no equivalent provision about Ministers making decisions during the same period where a report has already been received. While the convention is that no changes should occur within six months of an election, I want to explore this further to see whether we can agree on an appropriate length of time during which changes cannot be made before an election.