Electoral Commission decisions on election advertising matters
Four decisions on advertising matters.
Governor-General gives formal go-ahead for election candidate nominations to open tomorrow
The Governor-General Hon Anand Satyanand has given the green light for this year’s general election to be held on Saturday 8 November, clearing the way for candidate nominations to open tomorrow 9 October 2008.
MMP knowledge nears all time pre-election high
New Zealand voters head to the polls in a month's time with the highest level of MMP knowledge pre-election since the first MMP election in 1996.
Last plea to enrol by Wednesday 8 October
Wednesday is the cut off date to enrol and make it on to the printed electoral roll used on Election Day, 8 November.
Twenty-one parties registered to contest party vote
The Electoral Commission has made final party and logo registration decisions today (Fri, 3 Oct '08) ahead of the general election, with [341 21 parties now registered] and so eligible to contest the party vote.
Antarctica aiming for 100 percent voter turnout
One of the world’s most remote voting places will be established at Scott Base for the 2008 general election and aims to get a 100 percent voter turnout.
Annual report 2008
The annual report of the Electoral Commission for the year ended 30 Jun '08 was provided to the Minister of Justice on 30 Sep '08 and published by the commission on 2 Oct '08.
Deadline looming to enrol for an EasyVote
Almost 36,000 people have enrolled or updated their details since the election date was announced, but a further 235,000 are running out of time to enrol and make voting easy for themselves.
Thirteen-year-olds set to 'vote' in record numbers
More than 24,000 year nine students from across New Zealand will be among the first to ‘cast their votes’ in the 8 November general election through Kids Voting, a programme educating and enthusing voters of the future with real life experiences of the campaign and simulated election processes.