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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.

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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.

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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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More time to register for postal voting

Sept 21, 2020

The deadline to register for a postal vote for the upcoming election and referendums has been extended by five days to give people more time to apply.

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Candidate and party lists released

Sept 19, 2020

17 registered political parties and 677 candidates will be contesting the 2020 General Election.

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Voting place locations released

Sept 18, 2020

More than 2,800 voting places locations have been reconfirmed for the 2020 General Election and referendums.

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