Electoral Commission
- SUBTOPICS
Decisions on alleged electoral law breaches
Electoral Commission decisions (published since January 2008) relating to alleged breaches of electoral law. Read more »
- ARTICLES
Electoral Commission statement of intent 2008-2013
The Statement of Intent is a key accountability document. It was tabled in parliament by the Minister of Justice on 7 August 2008. Read more »
Annual report 2008
The annual report of the Electoral Commission for the year ended 30 Jun '08 was provided to the Minister of Justice on 30 Sep '08 and published by the commission on 2 Oct '08. Read more »
Annual report 2007
The Annual Report of the Electoral Commission, Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri, for the year ended 30 June 2007 was tabled in the House of Representatives on 8 November 2007. Read more »
Public education and information campaign - Election '05
This management report is of Electoral Commission activity in the 2004/05 and 2005/06 financial years which had an objective of improving the understanding among various audiences of MMP and other electoral matters connected with the 2005 general election. Read more »
Broadcasting allocation report - Election '05
This management report sets out the details of the broadcasting allocation process conducted by the Electoral Commission for the 2005 general election. Read more »
Submission 2005 general election inquiry
This report and public submission together with appended reports on specific functions describes and discusses the work of the Electoral Commission during the 2005 election. Three such broad issues are identified in this report and discussed briefly: funding of election campaigns campaign rules, including issues of clarity electoral management body structure. Read more »
Broadcaster and party returns - Election '05
This management report concerns the compliance and supervision in 2005 of broadcasters' returns of election programmes and of registered parties' returns of election expenses required to be provided to the Electoral Commission following a general election. Read more »
Administering the Electoral Finance Act
Electoral Commission chief executive Dr Helena Catt discussed the role of the commission in administering the Electoral Finance Act, the act's impact, and interpretation challenges in a presentation to a LexisNexis legal seminar held in Wellington on 2 Sep '08. Read more »
Submission 2004 local authority elections inquiry
The Electoral Commission recommends adoption of recommendation 11 from the Inquiry into the 1999 General Election: That the responsibilities of the Electoral Commission be extended and its funding increased, so that it is able to effectively promote election [participation] and electoral system understanding at general and local elections ... Read more »
Statements of intent (& similar)
The Statement of Intent is a key accountability document. It is tabled in parliament by the Minister of Justice. It sets out the outcomes that the Electoral Commission contributes to, the context in which it operates, the intervention logic it uses to develop and deliver programmes, anticipated activities for the period covered, and anticipated deliverables and financial performance for the first financial year covered. Read more »
Guiding principles of electoral administration
The Justice and Electoral Committee’s Report on its Inquiry into the 1999 General Election recommended that the Government encourage all electoral agencies and officials to observe five electoral principles. Read more »
