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Legislative Framework

New Zealand New Zealand

LF001

Status of Electoral Law
Question:What is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
Answer(s): b. Separate legislation
Comments: The Electoral Act of 1993
Source: Electoral Act 1993: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0087/latest/whole.html#DLM308195 (2017)
Verified: 2024/07/02
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LF003

Electoral Law covers
Question:The national electoral law covers:
Answer(s): a. National elections
Comments:
Source: Electoral Act 1993 Preamble http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0087/latest/whole.html#DLM308195 (2017)
Verified: 2024/07/02
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LF004

Compulsory/voluntary voting
Question:Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
Answer(s): a. Voting is voluntary
Comments: 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
Verified: 2024/07/02
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LF007

Electoral Disputes Agency(ies)
Question:What are the agency(ies) responsible for the first level of formal electoral disputes?
Answer(s): a. Judiciary
Comments: 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)
Verified: 2024/07/02
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