21 July notice of text messages
If you’re Māori, you may receive a text message from the Electoral Commission between Tuesday 21 and Friday 24 July about the deadline to change electoral rolls before the election.
A letter about the choice between the Māori roll and the general roll was sent to all enrolled voters of Māori descent in April, and a follow up email reminder was sent earlier this month.
If we don’t have your email address but do have your mobile number, you’ll receive a reminder by text this week.
We won’t send you a reminder if you’ve changed rolls in the last 60 days.
For more information on the roll choice for Māori and communications from the Electoral Commission go to vote.nz.
Your Māori Electoral Option letter
Verifying it’s from the Electoral Commission
The following texts will be sent from the number 5101.
Electoral Commission: Kia ora, choose your roll for the 2026 General Election at vote.nz by midnight 6 August. Hei kona. Do not reply.
If you have any questions, please phone 0800 36 76 56.