New Zealand Legislation: Acts

23 Persons who qualify to register as electors during voting period

• (1) This section applies to every person who—

  • (a) Will become qualified, during the voting period, to be registered as an elector of a district under the Electoral Act 1993; and

  • (b) Makes an application, that is received before the commencement of the voting period, under the Electoral Act 1993 for registration as an elector of a district.

  (2) Such a person is entitled—

  • (a) To be listed in the referendum roll or the supplementary referendum roll as if that person were qualified to be registered as an elector of the district; and

  • (b) To be registered as an elector of the district on the day on which the person becomes qualified to be registered, without making any further application.

  (3) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), an application is received before the commencement of the voting period if—

  • (a) The application, or the envelope in which it is contained, bears a postmark or date stamp impressed at any New Zealand Post Limited outlet or agency before the commencement of the voting period; or

  • (b) The applicant produces a receipt that relates to the application and that was issued by any New Zealand Post Limited outlet or agency before the commencement of the voting period.