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Electoral Act 1993

Registration of electors - Electoral rolls

104: Main roll to be printed

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"The Electoral Commission prints a list of voters each year."

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The Electoral Commission must fix a date to close the main electoral rolls each year. You will see this date published in the Gazette. The Electoral Commission prints a main roll for each district at least once a year. This main roll lists all people on the electoral roll for that district at the closing date.

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Part 5Registration of electors
Electoral rolls

104Main roll to be printed

  1. Each year, the Electoral Commission must—

  2. fix a date for the closing of the main rolls; and
    1. publish the date in the Gazette.

      1. At least once a year, the Electoral Commission must print a main roll for each district that lists all persons whose names are lawfully on the electoral roll for the relevant district as at the date fixed for the closing of the main rolls.

      2. Every main roll printed for a district is the main roll for the district until a new main roll is printed for the district.

      Notes
      • Section 104: replaced, on , by section 69 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).