Electoral Act 1993
Punishment for disqualified person voting
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Provision
- 227
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceIf any person, while his or her name is on the Corrupt Practices List for any district, votes or applies for a ballot paper or applies to vote as a special voter at any election in that or any other district, he or she shall, notwithstanding that his or her name may be on the main roll or any supplementary roll, be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000, and his or her vote shall be void. 1956 No 107 s 153; 1990 No 1 s 77 Section 227 : amended , on 1 July 2013 , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
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Electoral Act 1993 · legislation.govt.nz · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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