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Electoral Act 1993

Registration of electors - Registration

86E: Prison manager to collect and send registration information to Electoral Commission

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"Prison staff help prisoners register to vote by sending their details to the Electoral Commission."

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You are a prisoner who wants to register as an elector. You need to give the prison manager some information. This includes your details and whether you want to be in a Māori or General electoral district if you are Māori. The prison manager must collect this information and send it to the Electoral Commission after you are released. You can also ask for help to apply to keep your name private. The prison manager will send this application with your registration information. The prison manager can only use your information to send it to the Electoral Commission. They must do this as soon as they can after you are released from prison.

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Part 5Registration of electors
Registration

86EPrison manager to collect and send registration information to Electoral Commission

  1. If a prisoner referred to in section 86B or 86D wants their registration details sent to the Electoral Commission to facilitate their registration as an elector, the prisoner must provide to the prison manager the following registration information for that purpose:

  2. their details required by section 83(2); and
    1. if the prisoner is Māori, whether their choice is to be registered in a Māori electoral district or a General electoral district.

      1. The prison manager must collect the registration information provided by the prisoner and send that information to the Electoral Commission as soon as is reasonably practicable after the prisoner’s release from prison.

      2. If the prisoner wishes to apply for a direction under section 115 (unpublished names), the prison manager must—

      3. assist the prisoner to prepare an application accompanied by supporting information; and
        1. send the application and supporting information to the Electoral Commission with the prisoner’s registration information.

          1. The prison manager may not use or disclose the registration information collected from the prisoner other than in accordance with subsection (2) or (3).

          Notes
          • Section 86E: replaced, on , by section 13 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).