New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

21 Candidate may appoint scrutineer

• (1) Each candidate may, by notice in writing to the returning officer no later than 7 days prior to the commencement of the voting period, appoint 1 scrutineer.

  (2) The role of a scrutineer is—

  • (a) to be present at, and to observe, the opening of the envelopes containing the voting documents; and

  • (b) to examine the envelopes and the voting documents; and

  • (c) to observe the counting of the votes.

  (3) A candidate in an election may not be a scrutineer in that election.