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Local Electoral Act 2001

Local elections and polls - Electoral rights

24A: Electors of Māori wards

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"Who can vote in a Māori ward"

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You can vote in a Māori ward if you live in that ward and are registered as a parliamentary elector. You also need to be registered as an elector of a Māori electoral district. This applies to triennial general elections. You can also vote in a Māori ward if you own property in that ward and are a ratepayer elector. You need to be registered as an elector of a Māori electoral district. This applies to triennial general elections. If there is an election to fill an extraordinary vacancy or an election called under section 258I or 258M of the Local Government Act 2002, you can vote in a Māori ward if you live in that ward. You need to be registered as a parliamentary elector and as an elector of a Māori electoral district. You can also vote in a Māori ward if you own property in that ward and are a ratepayer elector. You need to be registered as an elector of a Māori electoral district. This applies to elections to fill an extraordinary vacancy or an election called under section 258I or 258M of the Local Government Act 2002.

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24B: Voting rights at triennial general election of territorial authority, or

"Voting in Local Elections if You're in a Māori Ward"

Part 2Local elections and polls
Electoral rights

24AElectors of Māori wards

  1. In the case of a triennial general election, every residential elector of a district who, on the day before polling day for the election,—

  2. is registered as a parliamentary elector at an address within a Māori ward; and
    1. is registered as an elector of a Māori electoral district,—
        1. is, at that triennial general election, an elector of that Māori ward.

      1. In the case of a triennial general election, every person who, on the day before polling day for the election, is a ratepayer elector of a district—

      2. whose entitlement as an elector arises in respect of property in a Māori ward; and
        1. who is registered as an elector of a Māori electoral district,—
            1. is, at that general election, an elector of that Māori ward.

          1. In the case of an election to fill an extraordinary vacancy or an election called under section 258I or 258M of the Local Government Act 2002, every residential elector of a district who, on the day before polling day for the election,—

          2. is registered as a parliamentary elector at an address within a Māori ward; and
            1. is registered as an elector of a Māori electoral district,—
                1. is, at that election, an elector of that Māori ward.

              1. In the case of an election to fill an extraordinary vacancy or an election called under section 258I or 258M of the Local Government Act 2002, every person who, on the day before polling day for the election, is a ratepayer elector of a district—

              2. whose entitlement as an elector arises in respect of property in a Māori ward; and
                1. who is registered as a elector of a Māori electoral district,—
                    1. is, at the election, an elector of that Māori ward.

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                  Notes
                  • Section 24A: inserted, on , by section 7 of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 85).
                  • Section 24A(3): amended, on , by section 43 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 93).
                  • Section 24A(4): amended, on , by section 43 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 93).