Cyflwynir yr Offeryn Statudol fel rhan o gyfres o ddiwygiadau etholiadol gan gynnwys estyn yr etholfraint ar gyfer etholiadau datganoledig. Cyflawnwyd hynny'n rhannol gan Fil Senedd ac Etholiadau (Cymru) a Bil Llywodraeth Leol ac Etholiadau (Cymru) (a gyflwynwyd ar 18 Tachwedd 2019). Mae Bil Llywodraeth Leol ac Etholiadau (Cymru) hefyd yn cynnwys darpariaethau pwysig eraill sydd â'r nod o wella cyfraddau cofrestru etholwyr megis cofrestru heb wneud cais, a elwir weithiau cofrestru awtomatig, a'r opsiwn o greu Cronfa Ddata Cymru gyfan o Wybodaeth Cofrestru Etholiadol.
The Statutory Instrument is introduced as part of a suite of electoral reforms including the extension of the franchise for devolved elections, achieved in part by the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill and the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill (introduced on the 18th November 2019). The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill also includes other important provisions aimed at improving voter registration such as registration without application, sometimes called automatic registration and the option to create an all-Wales Database of Electoral Registration Information.