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Kia ora B White

 

We are acknowledging your Official Information request received on
Wednesday 30 April, requesting:

 

       “It has been recently announced that Cabinet has agreed to
reinstate a total ban on prisoners voting in general elections.

Please provide any correspondence and/or papers the Commission has had
with the current Cabinet on this matter.

Please also provide any internal reports / papers / correspondence that
the Commission has prepared on this matter.”

 

We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable within
the 20 working days.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New
Zealand

Phone +64 4 495 0030 | [1]vote.nz | [2]elections.nz

 

From: Support <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 30 April 2025 4:42 pm
To: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>
Subject: [OIA] Official Information request - Prisoner voting

 

Here is a request from B. White
([3][FOI #30870 email]).

 

 

 

From: B. White

Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 4:38 pm

Dear Electoral Commission,

It has been recently announced that Cabinet has agreed to reinstate a
total ban on prisoners voting in general elections.

Please provide any correspondence and/or papers the Commission has had
with the current Cabinet on this matter.

Please also provide any internal reports / papers / correspondence that
the Commission has prepared on this matter.

Yours faithfully,

B. White

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Kia ora B White

 

Please find attached the response, and supporting documents to your
Official Information request.

 

In the interests of transparency, we release responses to Official
Information Act requests every three months. We will publish this response
with your personal details redacted on [1]elections.nz.

 

You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to make a complaint to
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Information about how to do this is available at
[2]ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New
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Phone +64 4 495 0030 | [3]vote.nz | [4]elections.nz

 

 

From: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 30 April 2025 4:49 pm
To: [FOI #30870 email]
Subject: RE: [OIA] Official Information request - Prisoner voting

 

Kia ora B White

 

We are acknowledging your Official Information request received on
Wednesday 30 April, requesting:

 

       “It has been recently announced that Cabinet has agreed to
reinstate a total ban on prisoners voting in general elections.

Please provide any correspondence and/or papers the Commission has had
with the current Cabinet on this matter.

Please also provide any internal reports / papers / correspondence that
the Commission has prepared on this matter.”

 

We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable within
the 20 working days.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New
Zealand

Phone +64 4 495 0030 | [5]vote.nz | [6]elections.nz

 

From: Support <[7][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 30 April 2025 4:42 pm
To: OIA Enquiries <[8][email address]>
Subject: [OIA] Official Information request - Prisoner voting

 

Here is a request from B. White
([9][FOI #30870 email]).

 

 

 

From: B. White

Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 4:38 pm

Dear Electoral Commission,

It has been recently announced that Cabinet has agreed to reinstate a
total ban on prisoners voting in general elections.

Please provide any correspondence and/or papers the Commission has had
with the current Cabinet on this matter.

Please also provide any internal reports / papers / correspondence that
the Commission has prepared on this matter.

Yours faithfully,

B. White

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
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