New Zealand Election Overseas Enrollment

If you re on duty outside nz as a public servant a member of the defence force or you re a family member of one you can still enrol to vote.

New zealand election overseas enrollment. Enrolling from overseas is not compulsory it s your choice whether you enrol. Enrol from overseas can you go on the unpublished roll. Working for the public service overseas.

Not all new zealanders will get to have a say come october 17. If you re australian niuean tokelauan or a cook islander you can enrol and vote if you ve lived in new zealand continuously for 12 months or more. Just 61 524 overseas votes were recorded at the last election in 2017 with most from australia the uk germany and china though there are estimated to be 568 000 new zealand born residents.

For electoral purposes you are a permanent resident if you re in new zealand legally and not required to leave within a specific time. While advance voting in new zealand starts on october 3 voting from overseas is available from wednesday september 30 until 7pm. This year 72 759 from overseas enrolled to vote.

Enrol to vote online. Download an enrolment form pdf 406kb phone free on 0800 36 76 56. Our democracy is better with you in it.

This compares with about 61 000 who voted in the 2017 election out of about 2 6 million votes in total. In new zealand more than 1 150 000 have already cast their ballots compared to 1 2 million in 2017 and 702 137 in 2014. About 67 000 new zealand voters have so far enrolled overseas election officials said.

Labour party supporters watch results come in and wait for jacinda ardern to arrive during an election night event at auckland town hall in auckland new zealand on october 17 2020. Newshub s election night coverage will begin at 7pm nzt and will have all the latest results. Saturday is a big night for new zealand.