Luxon Defends Voting Changes

Govt Steals Voting Rights From 100,000 People

“This disgraceful decision will prevent over 100,000 people from voting, with our rangatahi, Māori, Pasifika, and Asian communities facing the brunt of this disenfranchisement” said Te Pāti Māori Co-leader and spokesperson for Electoral Law, Rawiri Waititi.

PM defends voting changes after attorney general finds breach of constitutional rights

The prime minister says the public still have plenty of time to get enrolled to vote despite scrapping same-day enrolment for elections.

Luxon defends voting changes

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. The Prime Minister says the public still have plenty of time to get enrolled to vote despite scrapping same-day enrolment for elections.

Christopher Luxon defends voting changes after Judith Collins raises problems

Reports say Attorney-General Judith Collins has found 100,000 people could be disenfranchised by the changes.

Attorney-General rules her own Govt’s voting crackdown breaches human rights

Electoral law changes introduced last week are in breach of the Bill of Rights Act, Attorney-General Judith Collins KC says in a report to Parliament. A hundred thousand-plus people may be directly or indirectly disenfranchised by rules banning enrolment in the final 13 days before an election, she says. Young people, and areas with larger Māori, Asian and Pasifika communities, are likely to be worst affected. Denying voters the political franch…

All the dropkicks who shouldn’t get to vote

Act says new electoral law changes only got rid of the 100,000 dropkicks who shouldn’t get to vote anyway. But why stop there?