Electoral Commission
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The Electoral Commission is New Zealand’s independent crown entity responsible for administering parliamentary elections, referendums, and electoral education.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Electoral Commission (New Zealand) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
electoral management body
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independent Crown entity ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
New Zealand Electoral Commission
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Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
New Zealand citizens
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New Zealand permanent residents ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| field |
democratic participation
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elections administration ⓘ electoral education ⓘ |
| goal |
to facilitate participation in New Zealand’s democracy
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to maintain public confidence in the administration of elections ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersIn | Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | Crown entity ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Zealand
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Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandate |
to administer the electoral system impartially
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to ensure that elections and referendums are conducted fairly and efficiently ⓘ to provide information to voters about how to enrol and vote ⓘ |
| oversees |
New Zealand by-elections
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New Zealand general elections ⓘ New Zealand parliamentary elections NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand referendums ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | New Zealand Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
election broadcasting allocations in New Zealand
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political party election expenses in New Zealand ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administering parliamentary elections in New Zealand
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administering referendums in New Zealand ⓘ allocating election broadcasting funding to political parties in New Zealand ⓘ conducting electoral education in New Zealand ⓘ maintaining the electoral rolls in New Zealand ⓘ overseeing the conduct of by-elections in New Zealand ⓘ overseeing the conduct of general elections in New Zealand ⓘ overseeing the conduct of nationwide referendums in New Zealand ⓘ promoting participation in New Zealand’s electoral system ⓘ registering political parties in New Zealand ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| supervises |
candidate nomination processes for New Zealand parliamentary elections
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election advertising rules for New Zealand parliamentary elections ⓘ party registration for New Zealand parliamentary elections ⓘ |
| topic | New Zealand electoral system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesVotingSystem | mixed-member proportional representation ⓘ |
| website | https://www.vote.nz/ ⓘ |
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