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Local Electoral Act 2001

Offences - Electoral expenses

136: Excessive expenditure

You could also call this:

"Spending too much money in local elections"

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You can find information about excessive expenditure in the Local Electoral Act 2001, but this part has been repealed. It was repealed on 29 June 2013 by section 40 of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2013. You can read more about the change at the https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM4803594

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Part 7Offences
Electoral expenses

136Excessive expenditure (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 136: repealed, on , by section 40 of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 40).