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Legislative Framework

Nouvelle-Zélande Nouvelle-Zélande

LF001

Status of Electoral Law
QuestionWhat is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
Réponses b. Separate legislation
Réponses The Electoral Act of 1993
Source Electoral Act 1993: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0087/latest/whole.html#DLM308195 (2017)
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LF003

Electoral Law covers
QuestionThe national electoral law covers:
Réponses a. National elections
Réponses
Source Electoral Act 1993 Preamble http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0087/latest/whole.html#DLM308195 (2017)
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LF004

Compulsory/voluntary voting
QuestionIs voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
Réponses a. Voting is voluntary
Réponses Voting is not compulsory, but all electors are required to register in the Parliamentary Electoral Roll. If a person knowingly and willfully fails to apply for registration, s/he can be convicted with a $100 fine on the first conviction ($200 on subsequent convictions). A person is prevented from registering if they are currently in prison serving a term of more than three years, currently in a hospital under a criminal justice order relating to mental health for three or more years, found guilty of a corrupt electoral practice in the last three years, a citizen who has not been in New Zealand in the last three years, and/or a permanent resident who has not been in New Zealand within the last 12 months.
Source Electoral Act 1993, Art. 82 : https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0087/latest/whole.html#DLM308853
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LF007

Electoral Disputes Agency(ies)
QuestionWhat are the agency(ies) responsible for the first level of formal electoral disputes?
Réponses a. Judiciary
Réponses Election petitions must be presented to the High Court by a person who voted or had a right to vote at the election, a person claiming to have had a right to be elected or returned at the election, or a person alleging himself or herself to have been a constituency candidate at the election.
Source Electoral Act 1993, Art. 229, 230, 231 : http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/NZ/new-zealand-electoral-act-2010/view (2017)
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