New Electoral Commission in place
The new Electoral Commission, which takes over the responsibilities of the Chief Electoral Office and the previous Electoral Commission, is fully functioning from today Friday 1 October.
The new Electoral Commission is an independent crown entity established under the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act.
The Electoral Commission will provide an independent one-stop shop for all parliamentary electoral matters, except enrolment, including services to electors, voters, political parties, candidates, Parliament, ministers, the media, overseas electoral agencies and international institutions.
Key details for the Electoral Commission are:
- Commissioner Hon Justice Sir Hugh Williams
- Chief Electoral Officer and Chief Executive Robert Peden
- Level 3, Vogel Building, 19 Aitken Street, Wellington
- PO Box 3220, Wellington 6140
- Phone 04 495 0030
- email vote@elections.org.nz
For more information, please refer to the below links:
Parliament passes bill establishing new Electoral Commission