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Salaries, allowances, expenses, and services for members and others - Purposes and interpretation - Interpretation

65: Meaning of electioneering

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"What electioneering means in New Zealand elections"

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When you hear the term electioneering, it refers to activities that clearly aim to influence people's decisions during an election. You might see electioneering that asks you to support or not support a particular person or political party. It can also involve encouraging people to join or leave a political party, or asking for money to support a cause. Electioneering can even be about persuading you to vote in a certain way on a specific question in a referendum, such as those initiated under the Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993 or a government-initiated referendum. In this context, a political party is any group that participates in elections, regardless of its status under this proposed law. You should understand that this explanation is about a proposed change to the law, not the current law.

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Part 4Salaries, allowances, expenses, and services for members and others
Purposes and interpretation: Interpretation

65Meaning of electioneering

  1. Electioneering means an activity that explicitly—

  2. seeks or discourages support for the election of a particular person; or
    1. seeks or discourages support for the casting of a party vote for a particular political party; or
      1. encourages a person to become or discourages a person from becoming a member of a particular political party; or
        1. seeks, encourages, or requests subscriptions or other financial support; or
          1. seeks support for casting a vote for one of the answers to the precise question to be put to voters in an indicative referendum initiated under the Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993; or
            1. seeks support for casting a vote for one of the responses to a proposal to be put to electors in a government-initiated referendum.

              1. In this section, political party includes all political parties, regardless of whether a political party is a party within the meaning of this Act.