Electoral Commission (New Zealand)

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The Electoral Commission (New Zealand) is the independent Crown entity responsible for administering the country’s electoral system, including running elections, maintaining the electoral rolls, and overseeing political party and campaign finance regulation.

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instanceOf electoral management body
independent Crown entity
alsoKnownAs Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
surface form: New Zealand Electoral Commission
appliesElectoralSystem mixed-member proportional representation
appliesToElections New Zealand general elections
New Zealand referendums
by-elections for the New Zealand House of Representatives
country New Zealand
dateFormed 2010
formedByMergerOf Chief Electoral Office
Electoral Enrolment Centre
previous Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
governsElectoralRollType Māori roll
general roll
hasLegalObligation to act independently
to promote public awareness of electoral matters
hasScope national
headquartersCountry New Zealand
headquartersLocation Wellington
jurisdiction New Zealand
legalForm Crown entity
legislatedBy Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010
monitorsComplianceWith New Zealand electoral law
nativeLabel Electoral Commission
operatesUnderStatute Broadcasting Act 1989
Electoral Act 1993
overseenBy Minister of Justice of New Zealand
surface form: Minister of Justice (New Zealand)
parentOrganization New Zealand government
surface form: New Zealand Government
primaryLanguageOfOperation English
regulates election advertising in New Zealand
election campaign finance in New Zealand
political party registration in New Zealand
reportsTo New Zealand Parliament
responsibleFor administering New Zealand’s electoral system
allocating election broadcasting time and funding to political parties
conducting by-elections in New Zealand
conducting parliamentary elections in New Zealand
conducting referendums in New Zealand
educating voters about the electoral system
enforcing aspects of New Zealand’s electoral finance law
maintaining the electoral rolls in New Zealand
overseeing political party and candidate election expenses
promoting participation in parliamentary elections
providing public information on how to vote
registering political parties in New Zealand
secondaryLanguageOfOperation Māori
sector public sector
shortName Electoral Commission
website https://elections.nz

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New Zealand government hasElectoralCommission Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
Electoral Act 1993 administeredBy Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
New Zealand South Island electorates usesElectoralRoll Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
this entity surface form: New Zealand electoral roll
New Zealand South Island electorates administeredBy Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
New Zealand general elections administeredBy Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
Electoral Commission (New Zealand) alsoKnownAs Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
this entity surface form: New Zealand Electoral Commission
Māori electorates administeredBy Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
New Zealand general electorates definedBy Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
New Zealand general electorates coordinatedBy Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
this entity surface form: New Zealand Electoral Commission
Labour Party list associatedWith Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
this entity surface form: New Zealand Electoral Commission