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Electoral Commission President Appointed
Hon Justice Hugh Williams QC has been appointed by the Governor-General as President of the Electoral Commission for a term of two years, Justice Minister Simon Power announced. Read more »
Annual report 2009
The Annual Report of the Electoral Commission for the year ended 30 Jun 2009 was tabled in the House on 10 November 2009. Read more »
Broadcasting allocation to parties process report - Election '08
The Electoral Commission is tasked with allocating to eligible parties the time made available by TVNZ and Radio New Zealand for opening addresses and closing addresses and also the money made available by parliament for party TV and radio advertising during the election campaign. This report sets out the details of the 2008 allocation process. Read more »
Public information and education campaign - Election '08
This report outlines the context, strategy, programme elements and delivery for the Electoral Commission’s public information campaign for Election ’08. Read more »
Electoral Commission post-election reports - Election '05
Submission to the Justice and Electoral Commission Select Committee's post-election inquiry. Reports on public information and education campaign, broadcasting allocation, parties and broadcasters' returns, MMP understanding. Read more »
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. Read more »
Administering the Electoral Finance Act
Electoral Commission chief executive Dr Helena Catt discussed the role of the commission in administering the Electoral Finance Act, the act's impact, and interpretation challenges in a presentation to a LexisNexis legal seminar held in Wellington on 2 Sep '08. Read more »
Electoral Commission Statement of Intent 2009-2014
The Statement of Intent is a key accountability document. It was tabled in parliament by the Minister of Justice on 10 November 2009. Read more »
Submission 2004 local authority elections inquiry
The Electoral Commission recommends adoption of recommendation 11 from the Inquiry into the 1999 General Election: That the responsibilities of the Electoral Commission be extended and its funding increased, so that it is able to effectively promote election [participation] and electoral system understanding at general and local elections ... Read more »
Statements of intent (& similar)
The Statement of Intent is a key accountability document. It is tabled in parliament by the Minister of Justice. It sets out the outcomes that the Electoral Commission contributes to, the context in which it operates, the intervention logic it uses to develop and deliver programmes, anticipated activities for the period covered, and anticipated deliverables and financial performance for the first financial year covered. Read more »
Guiding principles of electoral administration
The Justice and Electoral Committee’s Report on its Inquiry into the 1999 General Election recommended that the Government encourage all electoral agencies and officials to observe five electoral principles. Read more »
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Decisions on alleged electoral law breaches
Electoral Commission decisions (published since January 2008) relating to alleged breaches of electoral law. Read more »