Undue influence

1 Every person is guilty of a corrupt practice who commits the offence of undue influence. 2 A person commits the offence of undue influence if the person— a directly, indirectly, or by an agent uses, or threatens to use, any force, violence, or restraint, or inflicts or threatens to inflict any injury, damage, harm, or loss upon or against any other person to induce or compel that other person to— i vote or refrain from voting; or ii vote, or refrain from voting, for or against a particular candidate or party; or iii refrain from registering as an elector of an electoral district; or iv register on the roll for a General electoral district and not a Māori electoral district, or register on the roll for a Māori electoral district and not a General electoral district; or b directly, indirectly, or by an agent uses, or threatens to use, any force, violence, or restraint, or inflicts or threatens to inflict any injury, damage, harm, or loss upon or against any other person on account of that other person having— i voted or refrained from voting; or ii voted, or refrained from voting, for or against a particular candidate or party; or iii refrained from registering as an elector of an electoral district; or iv registered on the roll for a General electoral district and not a Māori electoral district, or registered on the roll for a Māori electoral district and not a General electoral district; or c by abduction, duress, or any fraudulent means— i impedes or prevents the free exercise of the franchise of an elector; or ii compels or induces an elector to vote or to refrain from voting; or iii compels or induces a person to refrain from registering as an elector of an electoral district; or iv compels or induces a person to register on the roll for a General electoral district and not a Māori electoral district, or to register on the roll for a Māori electoral district and not a General electoral district. 1956 No 107 s 143 Section 218(2) : replaced , on 20 December 2025 , by section 48 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).