Electoral (Registration by Special Vote) Amendment Bill

About this bill

This bill amends the Electoral Act 1993 to allow unregistered voters to register by completing a special vote and so ensure that their votes are counted.

Voting method

Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.

Read the bill

Bill text: Electoral (Registration by Special Vote) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)

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Member responsible

Meka Whaitiri

Former Independent MP for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti

Progress

Defeated

This Bill has been defeated in a vote of MPs, which means that it will not be progressing and will not become law.

Votes

Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.

Bill details last synced with the Parliament website over 2 years ago.
(23 March 2023 at 00:01 GMT+00:00)