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Electoral Act 1993

Registration of electors

73: Meaning of resident for electoral purposes

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"Who can be considered a resident for voting in New Zealand"

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You are a resident for electoral purposes if you live in New Zealand. You must not be a person to whom certain sections of the Immigration Act 2009 apply, such as section 15 or 16. You must not be obliged to leave New Zealand or be treated as being unlawfully in New Zealand.

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Part 5Registration of electors

73Meaning of resident for electoral purposes

  1. For the purposes of this Act, a person is a resident for electoral purposes if, and only if, that person—

  2. resides in New Zealand; and
    1. is not—
      1. a person to whom section 15 or 16 of the Immigration Act 2009 applies; or
        1. a person obliged by or under that Act to leave New Zealand immediately or within a specified time; or
          1. treated for the purposes of that Act as being unlawfully in New Zealand.

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          Notes
          • Section 73 heading: replaced, on , by section 64(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).
          • Section 73: amended, on , by section 64(2) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).
          • Section 73(a): substituted, at 2 am on , by section 406(1) of the Immigration Act 2009 (2009 No 51).
          • Section 73(b): substituted, at 2 am on , by section 406(1) of the Immigration Act 2009 (2009 No 51).