Government Under Fire over Sweeping Changes to Voting Rules

Government under fire over sweeping changes to voting rules

The government’s electoral overhaul introduces new restrictions critics say will disproportionately affect young, Māori and lower-income voters.

National gerrymander Election rules to stop 200 000 kiwis from voting

Un-fucking believable! Govt’s electoral reform weakens democracy – Greens The Government is weakening our democracy by restricting voting rights and making it easier for the wealthy to donate to political campaigns under the cover of anonymity. “These changes represent a dark day for our democracy,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Democracy and Electoral Reform, Celia Wade Brown. “What we do with our democracy matters; who we shut out an…