Essential elements of the voting process are also fundamental and should in principle not be changed less than one year before an election.8 Allowing for postal voting as an alternative method of voting may in certain circumstances be considered as a change in the essential elements of the voting process since it opens the election for a new electorate. However, for this to be the case, the amendment must have the potential for a significant impact on the election result. In the present case, the introduction of postal voting is quite limited and is a trial with limited effect on the election result.