The Privileges and Procedures Committee has dismissed the suggestion of separate election days for senators and deputies, but would back a call for more town deputies.
PPC, which is responsible for bringing forward any changes to way elections in Jersey are conducted, has responded to amendments to its proposed arrangements for reintroducing senators to Jersey's States Assembly.
Politicians narrowly voted in March to reinstate the island-wide mandate. They are due to vote this month on enabling that change in time for the next general election.
Deputy Elaine Millar proposed nine senators take the seats of a deputy from each district.
Deputy Montfort Tadier wants two separate election dates, one in May for senators, and a second for constables and deputies on 7 June 2026.
The backbencher's reasoning is that unsuccessful senatorial candidates can have a second run at joining the new States Assembly as a deputy or constable a month later.
READ: Deputy calls for separate election day for senators
PPC believes this would be a strain on resources, and that May is a bad time for an election because of the Bank Holidays and the school half term break - when many islanders may take time away from the island.
However, it is supportive of Constable Simon Crowcroft's idea to reduce the number of senators to be reinstated from nine to seven.
The St Helier Constable lodged the amendment in a bid to increase voter representation in the States for certain town districts.
St Helier North and South are the most underrepresented constituencies in Jersey.
READ: Call for more St Helier deputies in place of two senators
Privileges and Procedures believes that not only does this idea improve the differences between the districts, but also lessens the impact of over-representation in other constituencies.
Although it says this is not a long-term resolution to the situation where voters are under-represented in Jersey.
The proposals and amendments are due to be debated by the States Assembly next week.
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