Election day is upon us, and polling stations across Wales have been welcoming voters to decide who will form the next Welsh Government.
Polling stations are open until 10pm but unlike previous years, counting and declarations will take place the following day due to rules designed to ensure the safety for those working to count and verify ballots.
If you're heading out to vote don't forget to take a mask and your own pen or pencil.
We'll be bringing you all the coverage of the counts and the results tomorrow.
Polling stations opened at 7am, and at Alyn Waters Country Park in Gwersyllt, election official Kevin Jones (above) was busy this morning preparing to welcome voters.
This Senedd election poses extra challenges for officials, who must make sure the votes and the counts are all done safely and in compliance with the Covid-19 public health measures.
Not long after, voters Rachael and Ben Turner (above) turned up, five-month-old son Finlay, to cast their votes.
Gwersyllt is in the Wrexham constituency, held by Welsh Labour since the Senedd's creation in 1999 but now being targeted by the Conservatives, who hope their gains in North Wales in the last general election can carry over and win them similar success in this year's Welsh Parliament vote.
Talking of Conservatives, their Senedd leader Andrew RT Davies cast his vote earlier, with wife Julia, at their local polling station in Llancarfan, in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Mr Davies, now in his second stint as Welsh Tory party group leader, is the Conservatives' lead candidate on the regional ballot paper for South Wales Central, which he has represented since 2007.
Mr Davies was sporting a Welsh flag face mask while he voted this morning, clearly inspired by the prime minister Boris Johnson, who wore the same design when he visited Barry with Mr Davies earlier this week.
The Vale of Glamorgan seat, which includes the town of Barry, has been held by Labour since the Senedd was created, but there have been some close calls in previous elections and the Tories have held the equivalent Westminster seat since 2010.
Will Labour's Jane Hutt see off the Tory challenge today and be elected to the Senedd for the sixth time?
Back in North Wales, voters including Gary Jones (above) were visiting The Hub Cafe in Caia Park, which has been transformed into a polling station for the big day.
Wrexham has been one of the key battlegrounds between Labour and the Tories in the build-up to polling day, with both parties campaigning heavily and sending in the big guns to drum up support.
Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer have both visited the area in the past few weeks, and Mark Drakeford and Andrew RT Davies launched their respective manifestos in Wrexham, hoping to win over local voters like Stephanie Williams (above), pictured with her five-year-old daughter Shelby.
Voters in Wrexham will also cast their votes today on representatives for the North Wales regional seats.
The current first minister and Welsh Labour leader Mark Drakeford, pictured (above and below) with wife Clare, was out bright and early to vote at their local polling station in St Catherine's Church Hall in Cardiff.
Mr Drakeford has held the Cardiff North Senedd seat for Labour since 2011, taking over from former first minister Rhodri Morgan, who retired from the Assembly that year.
Mr Drakeford has been first minister of Wales since 2018, and his time in office has coincided with much of the UK's withdrawal process from the European Union and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic – the latter having brought increased awareness across the UK to the roles and responsibilities of the devolved governments and their leaders.
In Penyffordd, voters (above) were queuing at the village's Youth and Community Centre to cast their votes. The Alyn and Deeside seat is currently held by Jack Sargeant, who won a by-election in 2018 to succeed his late father, Carl Sargeant, as the constituency's Senedd representative.
Voters in Penyffordd will also be choosing from candidates for the North Wales regional seats, which were won in 2016 by the Welsh Conservatives, UKIP (2), and Plaid Cymru.
In nearby Rhosddu (above), someone has been indulging in some unofficial election material. Of course, we don't condone this type of behaviour nor suggest which party anyone should vote for.
One man who we can safely assume has not voted for the Conservatives – nor any other rival party today – is Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price (below), pictured here on his way to vote this morning at his local polling station in Pontargothi, Carmarthenshire.
Adam Price has been the Plaid leader since 2018, succeeding Leanne Wood, who is today standing for the party in the Rhondda constituency.
Independence has been at the forefront of Plaid's election campaign, with Mr Price (pictured below with his son) pledging to hold a referendum on Wales' self-determination within the next five years, should his party win power in today's vote.
Mr Price has held the Carmarthen East and Dinefwr seat for Plaid since 2016, having previously spent nine years as the constituency's MP.
The seat is also in the Mid and West Wales electoral region, which in the last Senedd election voted in representatives from Labour (2), UKIP and Plaid.
It can't be an election without the ever-popular inclusion of pictures of dogs at polling stations – and today is no exception.
This dog (above) is clearly keen that its owner plays her part in the democratic process, leading her into the polling station in St Catherine's Church, Cardiff, this morning.
Four-legged friends were also attending polling stations in Mold (above) and Shotton (below), where Prince was accompanying owners John and Roberta Trickett.
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