Christchurch Central

"Does the Electoral Commission currently visit people's homes to ensure they are enrolled to vote; if so what are the circumstances in which they do so?"

Reply: I am advised that the Electoral Commission does not visit people's homes.

"Does the Electoral Commission visit the homes of people who have not responded to and enquiry under s 89D of the Electoral Act 1993 where they do not have other contact details?"

Reply: I refer the Member to reply 35729 (2026).

"Where a person cannot be contacted at the address at which they are enrolled under s 89G(1) of the Electoral Act 1993 and the Electoral Commission has no other contact information for them, what enquiries are made under s 89G(2)(a) of the Electoral Act?"

Reply: I am advised that where a person cannot be contacted at the address at which they are enrolled, the Electoral Commission first checks the source document to make sure the information was processed correctly. If contact information is available on the person’s record, the person is sent a text message, email, or both. If no response is received, this is done again 14 days later before the person is moved to the dormant roll. If there is no contact information for the person, no further enquiry is…

"How does the Electoral Commission meet its obligation to make an inquiry into the particulars on the roll for every person registered as an elector of a district under s 89D of the Electoral Act 1993 in respect of persons who are resident at an address where postal services are not available (including because the NZ Post register of postal addresses has not been updated for the new address)?"

Reply: For the purposes of section 89D of the Electoral Act 1993 the particulars on the roll for a person are defined as “the particulars contained in the application to register” (section 89D(7)(b) of the Electoral Act). I am advised the Electoral Commission writes to electors by post and the correspondence is sent to the address provided by the elector when they enrolled. If they provide a postal address, the mail will be sent to that address. It is up to the elector to provide the Electoral Commissi…

"Does the Electoral Commission audit situations where letters are returned "gone no address" to ensure that there are no situations where the elector in fact still resides at the address, or that instances where this occurs are not a systemic problem with the Commission or New Zealand Post?"

Reply: I refer the Member to WPQ 35246 (2026).