Electoral Commission decisions on election advertising and donations matters
Three decisions on donations and advertisements.
New Zealanders overseas can start voting
New Zealanders around the world can start voting in the 2008 General Election – downloading their voting papers or going to vote at one of the 64 overseas posts in 44 countries.
First votes in 2008 General Election cast tomorrow
The first votes in the 2008 General Election will be cast from tomorrow (Wednesday 22 October) by voters who can’t get to a polling place in their electorate on Election Day.
Electoral Commission decision 2008-35, Beehive website, election advertisements
Decision Number: 2008-35 Subject: Various items were published on the Government (Beehive) website, and the website contains links to the websites for the Labour Party and Jim Anderton’s Progressive.
Update to candidate nominations for Tāmaki Makaurau electorate
The Chief Electoral Officer has accepted the nomination of Marama Nathan as an independent candidate for the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate.
Chief Electoral Office releases full list of parties and candidates for the 2008 election - Updated
The Chief Electoral Office has released the nominations for the 2008 General Election, with 19 registered political [797 parties] and 682 [713 candidates] contesting the election.
Nominations close
Party list and electorate candidate nominations for the 2008 general election have closed.
One in five young people leaving others to make election decisions for them
One in five young people are leaving it up to their parents, grandparents or mates to decide about their future by failing to enrol to vote for the 8 November General Election.
Electoral Commission decision 2008-34, Radio Network, election advertisements, election programmes
Dated: 18 September 2008 Decision Number: 2008-34 Subject: Newstalk ZB talkback broadcasts were hosted by Winston Peters and Shane Jones in June 2008.