Electoral Act 1993

Electoral Commission

4C: Objective

You could also call this:

"The Electoral Commission's main goal is to run elections fairly and help you understand how they work."

The Electoral Commission's job is to run the electoral system in a fair and efficient way. You can think of the electoral system like a set of rules that helps New Zealanders choose their leaders. The Commission wants to make it easy for you to take part in this process, which is called parliamentary democracy.

The Commission also aims to help you understand how the electoral system works and how it affects you. This includes explaining associated matters, which are things related to the electoral system.

The Commission's goal is to make sure you trust the way the electoral system is run, so you can have confidence in the results.

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Topics:

Government and voting > Elections

4B: Electoral Commission, or

"The Electoral Commission: a government organisation that helps with elections"

4D: Membership of Electoral Commission, or

"Who is on the Electoral Commission team and how are they chosen?"

Part 1Electoral Commission

4CObjective

The objective of the Electoral Commission is to administer the electoral system impartially, efficiently, effectively, and in a way that—
facilitates participation in parliamentary democracy; and
promotes understanding of the electoral system and associated matters; and
maintains confidence in the administration of the electoral system.

Notes

Section 4C: inserted, on 22 May 2010, by section 4 of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).
Section 4C: amended, on 1 October 2010, by section 32(2)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).