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Local Electoral Act 2001

Local elections and polls - Electoral rolls

41: Supply of information by Electoral Commission

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"Getting information from the Electoral Commission about voters"

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You can ask the Electoral Commission for information about someone. The Electoral Commission must tell you if the person is a parliamentary elector. This is if you give them enough details to identify the person. You might want to know if someone is a ratepayer elector under section 24. The Electoral Commission will tell you if they are a parliamentary elector at a different address. They will do this if you ask them and give them the person's details. The Electoral Commission must give you the information you ask for. This is if you are checking if a ratepayer is a parliamentary elector in a Māori electoral district. You need to give them enough information to identify the person.

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Part 2Local elections and polls
Electoral rolls

41Supply of information by Electoral Commission

  1. If the electoral officer wishes to find out whether any person is qualified as a ratepayer elector under section 24 and is registered as a parliamentary elector in respect of an address outside the region, district, local board area, or community, the Electoral Commission, on the request of the electoral officer, must inform the electoral officer whether that person is registered as a parliamentary elector in respect of that address.

  2. The electoral officer may request the Electoral Commission to inform the electoral officer if any person who is qualified as a ratepayer of a region, district, local board area, or community is registered as a parliamentary elector of a Māori electoral district.

  3. If the Electoral Commission receives a request under subsection (2), the Electoral Commission must provide the information requested by the electoral officer, if the electoral officer has provided adequate identifying information.

Compare
  • 1976 No 144 s 7BF
Notes
  • Section 41 heading: amended, on , by section 58(7) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57).
  • Section 41(1): amended, on , by section 76 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).
  • Section 41(1): amended, on , by section 58(8) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57).
  • Section 41(2): added, on , by section 17 of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 85).
  • Section 41(2): amended, on , by section 76 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).
  • Section 41(2): amended, on , by section 58(8) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57).
  • Section 41(3): added, on , by section 17 of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 85).
  • Section 41(3): amended, on , by section 58(8) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57).
  • Section 41(3): amended, on , by section 58(9) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57).