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Last chance to vote

Oct 16, 2020

Tomorrow, Saturday 17 October, is election day and the last chance to vote in the 2020 General Election and referendums.

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Referral to the Police

Oct 14, 2020

The Electoral Commission has referred an individual to the Police after they claimed to have voted multiple times.

Media release

Bumper number of voting places open this weekend

Oct 9, 2020

The Electoral Commission is urging people to take advantage of a big increase in advance voting places open this weekend to get out and vote early.

Media release

Update on EasyVote packs

Oct 9, 2020

The Electoral Commission is confident that no unofficial material was included in the EasyVote packs that have gone out to 3.3 million voters.

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Voting papers for Port Waikato reprinted

Oct 6, 2020

The Electoral Commission has reprinted voting papers from the Port Waikato electorate that had a formatting error.

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Referral to the Police

Oct 5, 2020

The Electoral Commission has referred an individual to the Police after they claimed to have voted multiple times.

News

Referral to the Police

Oct 2, 2020

The Electoral Commission has referred an individual to the Police for providing a false statement in an application to enrol as an elector.

Media release

Advance voting starts on Saturday

Oct 1, 2020

Voters will head to the polls on Saturday when nearly 450 advance voting places open their doors for this year’s…

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Overseas voting starts on Wednesday

Sept 28, 2020

Voters who are overseas will be able to vote in the 2020 General Election and referendums from this Wednesday.

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