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Electoral Act 1993

The House of Representatives - Persons qualified to vote

60: Who may vote

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You can vote if your name is on the main roll or any supplementary roll for the district. You must be qualified to be registered as an elector of the district. You can also vote if you are qualified to be registered and were registered in the last election. You can vote if you applied for registration before the close of registration. You must be qualified to be registered as an elector of the district. You can vote if you are a member of the Defence Force and are outside New Zealand. You can vote if you are qualified to be registered and live on Campbell Island or Raoul Island. You can vote if you have lived on either of those islands in the month before polling day. You can vote if you are in the Defence Force and your home is in the district.

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Part 3The House of Representatives
Persons qualified to vote

60Who may vote

  1. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the following persons, and no others, shall be qualified to vote at any election in any district, namely,—

  2. any person whose name lawfully appears on the main roll or any supplementary roll for the district and who is qualified to be registered as an elector of the district:
    1. any person—
      1. who is qualified to be registered as an elector of the district; and
        1. who is registered as an elector of the district as a result of having applied for registration as an elector of the district before the close of registration:
        2. any person who is qualified to be registered as an elector of the district and was at the time of the last preceding election—
          1. registered as an elector of that district (district A); or
            1. registered as an elector of some other district in which the elector’s place of residence at the time of the last preceding election was situated if, because of a subsequent change of boundaries, that place of residence is now within district A:
            2. any person who—
              1. is qualified to be registered as an elector of the district (district A); and
                1. has been registered as an elector of district A as a result of having applied, since the last preceding election and before the close of registration,—
                  1. for registration as an elector of district A; or
                    1. for registration as an elector of some other district in which the elector’s place of residence at the time of the last preceding election was situated if, because of a subsequent change of boundaries, that place of residence is now within district A:
                  2. any person who is qualified to be registered as an elector of the district pursuant to section 74 and who resides on Campbell Island or Raoul Island or has resided on either of those Islands at any time in the 1 month before polling day:
                    1. any member of the Defence Force who is outside New Zealand, if he or she is or will be of or over the age of 18 years on polling day, and his or her place of residence immediately before he or she last left New Zealand is within the district.

                        Notes
                        • Section 60(a): substituted, on , by section 13(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act (No 2) 1995 (1995 No 61).
                        • Section 60(b): substituted, on , by section 13(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act (No 2) 1995 (1995 No 61).
                        • Section 60(b)(ii): amended, on , by section 5(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).
                        • Section 60(c): replaced, on , by section 5(2) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).
                        • Section 60(d): replaced, on , by section 5(2) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).
                        • Section 60(f): amended, on , by section 13(2) of the Electoral Amendment Act (No 2) 1995 (1995 No 61).
                        • Section 60(g): repealed, on , by section 5(3) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).