Nominations of candidates for electoral districts

1 Any person qualified under this Act may, with his or her consent, be nominated as a constituency candidate for election for any electoral district, by not fewer than 2 registered electors of that district, by a nomination paper on a form provided by the Electoral Commission . 2 A person's consent to nomination— a must, unless subsection (3) applies, be given in writing or electronically; but b need not be given at the time the nomination paper is lodged. 3 Where any person is for the time being outside New Zealand, his or her consent, for the purposes of subsection (2), may be signified in any manner approved by the Electoral Commission . 3A 4 A nomination paper and a person’s consent to nomination must be lodged with the Electoral Commission, in accordance with the requirements notified under section 142(2)(b) , no later than noon on nomination day. 4A The Electoral Commission must acknowledge, in writing, receipt of a nomination made in accordance with the requirements in subsections (1) to (3). 5 Each constituency candidate shall be nominated by a separate nomination paper in such manner as, in the opinion of the Electoral Commission , is sufficient to identify the constituency candidate. 6 Every constituency candidate shall ensure that the name or names shown on the nomination paper as the name or names to be used on the ballot paper are short enough to fit on the ballot paper. 7 No elector may nominate more than 1 constituency candidate. 8 1956 No 107 s 80(1)–(6); 1990 No 1 s 38 Section 143(1) : substituted , on 28 February 2002 , by section 55(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1). Section 143(1) : amended , on 1 October 2010 , by section 32(1)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26). Section 143(2) : replaced , on 25 March 2014 , by section 45 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 8). Section 143(3) : amended , on 20 December 2025 , by section 83(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82). Section 143(3) : amended , on 1 October 2010 , by section 32(1)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26). Section 143(3A) : repealed , on 21 March 2017 , by section 69 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9). Section 143(4) : replaced , on 20 December 2025 , by section 83(2) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82). Section 143(4A) : inserted , on 20 December 2025 , by section 83(2) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82). Section 143(5) : amended , on 20 December 2025 , by section 83(3) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82). Section 143(8) : repealed , on 20 December 2025 , by section 83(4) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).