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Electoral Act 1993

Registration of political parties and party logos - Registration of political parties

71B: Obligation to provide copy of party membership rules and candidate selection rules

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"Political parties must share their membership and candidate selection rules with the Electoral Commission"

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If you are the secretary of a political party in New Zealand, you must give the Electoral Commission some important documents. You need to give them a copy of the rules about who can be a member of your party and a copy of the rules about how you choose people to represent your party in elections. You also need to give them a copy of any changes you make to these rules. You have to give the Electoral Commission these documents within one month of your party being registered in the Gazette, as required by section 67(1)(c). If you make any changes to the rules, you have to give the Electoral Commission a copy of those changes within one month of making them. Anyone can look at the documents you give to the Electoral Commission, for free, between 9 am and 5 pm on any day their office is open.

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Registration of political parties

71BObligation to provide copy of party membership rules and candidate selection rules

  1. The secretary of any political party registered under this Act must supply the Electoral Commission with the following:

  2. a copy of the rules governing membership of the party:
    1. a copy of the rules governing the selection of persons to represent that party as candidates for election as members of Parliament:
      1. a copy of any changes to the rules referred to in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b).

        1. The copies required by subsection (1)(a) and (b) must be supplied within 1 month after notice of the registration of the party is notified in the Gazette in accordance with section 67(1)(c).

        2. The copies required by subsection (1)(c) must be supplied within 1 month after the date on which the changes to the rules are adopted by the party.

        3. Members of the public are entitled to inspect the documents supplied to the Electoral Commission under this section. They may inspect them, without payment, at any time between 9 am and 5 pm on any day on which the office of the Electoral Commission is open.

        Notes
        • Section 71B: inserted, on , by section 19(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).
        • Section 71B(4): amended, on , by section 14 of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).