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The Election Access Fund Te Tomokanga — Pūtea Whakatapoko Pōtitanga supports disabled people who wish to stand as candidates in parliamentary general elections and by-elections.
The purpose of the Election Access Fund (the Fund) is to reduce the cost barriers disabled people face by covering disability-related costs.
The Fund covers both those seeking selection to be a candidate, and those campaigning as a candidate.
The Electoral Commission is responsible for running the Fund. It is now accepting applications for the 2026 General Election.
It is not available for local body elections.
An independent panel assesses applications, and a dedicated team is available to answer any queries.
All information about the Election Access Fund, including alternate formats, can be found at elections.nz
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The Election Access Fund assists disabled people to stand as candidates in parliamentary elections by helping with costs non-disabled candidates don’t face.
Find out more here: Election Access Fund | Elections
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Image description for both tiles: Teal coloured tile with bold black text that reads: ‘The Election Access Fund is now open for applications’. Below is a small body of text that reads: ‘The Election Access Fund assists disabled parliamentary candidates by helping with costs that non-disabled candidates don’t face’. The tile also says ‘Find out more at elections.nz. It has the Election Access Fund logo and the Electoral Commission logo.