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Electoral (Registration by Special Vote) Amendment Bill (Consistent) [2017] NZBORARp 20 (3 May 2017)
Last Updated: 6 January 2019
3 May 2017
Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General
LEGAL ADVICE
LPA 01 01 21
Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Electoral
(Registration by Special Vote) Amendment Bill
- We
have considered whether the Electoral (Registration by Special Vote) Amendment
Bill (‘the Bill’), a member’s
Bill in the name of Meka
Whaitiri MP, is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New
Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
(‘the Bill of Rights Act’).
- The
Bill amends the Electoral Act 1993 to allow unregistered voters, who complete a
special vote, to qualify to vote, thereby ensuring
their votes are counted. It
provides that a special vote will be treated as an application to register as a
voter and to update registration
details. It also provides that the completion
of a special vote will be treated as an application to register as an elector on
that
election day.
- We
have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with the rights and
freedoms affirmed in the Bill of Rights Act.
Jeff Orr
Chief Legal Counsel Office of Legal Counsel
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