The bill aims to amend the Electoral Act 1993 to support the delivery of, and participation in, elections.
It would make changes to the political donations framework including:lowering the threshold for public disclosure of donations and contributions to political parties from $15,000 to $5,000changing the reporting requirements for donations of more than $20,000 from the same donorrequiring parties to specify the total amount of all donations receivedrequiring parties to provide a copy of their financial statements to the Electoral Commissionrequiring parties to report donations under $1,000 that are not made anonymouslyrequiring candidates to publicly report on loans received to support their campaign.
The bill would also temporarily extend the eligibility period for registering as an elector. To be eligible, New Zealand
citizens living overseas must have been in New Zealand within the last three years. The bill would change this to six
years. The bill would change the eligibility period for permanent residents from 12 months to four years. This amendment
would only be in place for the 2023 General Election.
Finally, the bill would enable the regulated election period to shift if the election date changes.Tell the Justice Committee what you think
Make a submission on the bill by 11.59pm on 31 August 2022.For more details about the bill: