Electoral Act 1993
Use of licensed premises as polling places
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Provision
- 155A
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source1 Any licensed premises may be appointed as a polling place under section 155 , but only if— a alcohol will not be available for sale, supply, or consumption in that part of the licensed premises where voting papers are issued; and b that part of the licensed premises where voting papers are issued may be accessed without passing through any other part of the licensed premises in which alcohol is being consumed. 2 In this section, alcohol and licensed premises have the same meanings as in section 5(1) of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 . Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Aust) s 205 Section 155A : inserted , on 11 March 2020 , by section 14 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 2).
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Electoral Act 1993 · legislation.govt.nz · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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