Application for registration

1 An application for registration as an elector may be made to the Electoral Commission — a in writing, by completing and signing a form that the Electoral Commission has approved and returning it to the Electoral Commission ; or b in an approved electronic medium, by providing the information necessary to complete the form. 2 An application for registration as an elector must state, in respect of the person making the application,— a the person's full name; and b the person's date of birth; and c the place of residence in respect of which registration is claimed, specified in a manner that enables it to be clearly identified; and d the person's postal address, if different from the address given under paragraph (c); and e the person’s contact details, if any (for example, the person’s email address or phone numbers); and f g whether or not the person is a Maori; and h any other particulars that are prescribed in regulations. 3 The Electoral Commission may reject an application for registration as an elector if— a the application is made under subsection (1)(a) and the form is not— i signed; or ii completed with the details specified in subsection (2)(a), (b), (c), and (h); or b the application is made under subsection (1)(b) and the information provided does not include the details specified in subsection (2)(a), (b), (c), and (h). 3A The Electoral Commission may treat a special vote declaration as an application for registration as an elector if the declaration— a is in a form approved by the Electoral Commission for use as an application for registration as an elector; and b is completed by the declarant with the details specified in subsection (2)(a), (b), (c), and (h), and signed. 4 If a person does not specify in his or her application whether he or she is a Maori, this Act applies as if the person had specified in his or her application that he or she is not a Maori. 5 An application for registration as an elector that is rejected by the Electoral Commission is treated as not having been made. 6 Section 83 : replaced , on 25 March 2014 , by section 17 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 8). Section 83(1) : amended , on 21 March 2017 , by section 24(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9). Section 83(1)(a) : amended , on 21 March 2017 , by section 24(2)(a) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9). Section 83(1)(a) : amended , on 21 March 2017 , by section 24(2)(b) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9). Section 83(1)(b) : amended , on 21 March 2017 , by section 24(3) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9). Section 83(2)(e) : replaced , on 20 December 2025 , by section 14 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82). Section 83(2)(f) : repealed , on 20 December 2025 , by section 14 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82). Section 83(3) : amended , on 21 March 2017 , by section 24(4) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9). Section 83(3)(a) : amended , on 21 March 2017 , by section 24(5) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9). Section 83(3A) : inserted , on 11 March 2020 , by section 5 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 2). Section 83(5) : amended , on 21 March 2017 , by section 24(6) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9). Section 83(6) : repealed , on 21 March 2017 , by section 24(7) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).