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Election Access Fund Bill

Member's bill

About this bill

This bill will establish an Election Access Fund to be administered by the Electoral Commission and used by any disabled candidate to cover disability-related costs of standing in a general election, by not-for-profit bodies to cover costs of making election education events and materials accessible, and by registered political parties to support access needs of any members to allow them to participate within the party.
Procedural notes
  • Extended sittings used: This bill was progressed during one or more extended sittings of the House of Representatives. This enables MPs to meet for longer than normal to consider legislation. It does not alter the stages that a bill must pass through to become law.
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Read the bill
Bill text: Election Access Fund Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
Act text: Election Access Fund Act 2020 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Member responsible

Chlöe Swarbrick
Chlöe Swarbrick

Green MP for Auckland Central

Progress

Enacted

This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.

Votes

1st reading
Passed
16 May 2018

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2nd reading
Passed
4 December 2019

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3rd reading
Passed
11 March 2020

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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 about 2 years ago.
(23 March 2023 at 00:00 GMT+00:00)

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