Electoral law in Aotearoa New Zealand / Andrew Geddis, Professor, Faculty of Law University of Otago.

Includes bibliography and index.

Part 1. Background to Aotearoa New Zealand's Electoral Processes : -- 1. Relationship between Law and Representative Democracy -- 2. Aotearoa New Zealand's Mixed-Member Proportional Voting System -- Part 2. The Electoral Timetable : -- 3. When is an Election Held? -- Part 3. Defining Boundaries: Who may take part? : -- 4. Identifying the Voters -- 5. Identifying the Electoral Contestants -- 6. Determining the Electoral Districts -- 7. Māori Seats -- Part 4. Regulating the Election Campaign : -- 8. Protecting the Overall Integrity of the Voting Process -- 9. Regulating the Funding of Election Campaigns -- 10. Regulation of the Media's Election-Related Activities -- Part 5. Casting and Counting the Ballots : -- 11. Legal Regulation of the Polling Process -- 12. Legal Regulation of the Vote Count -- Part 6. Oversight of Electoral Process : -- 13. Oversight by Electoral Administrators -- 14. Oversight by the Courts -- 15. Oversight by Parliament -- Part 7. Direct Democracy : -- 16. The Use of Referendums in Aotearoa New Zealand.

"The third edition updates developments since 2013 including: The effect of COVID 19 on the 2020 election date, as well as new legislative provisions to respond to emergencies at election time; Changes to political funding rules, voting procedures and enrolment practices; The Supreme Court's issuing of NZBORA declarations of inconsistency in relation to prisoner voting and the voting age, as well as subsequent parliamentary responses; The Court of Appeal's discussion of election broadcast regulation in Watson and Jones v Election Commission; Prosecutions against individuals involved in fundraising activities for the NZ First, National and Labour Parties; Changes to how Māori may move between the Māori and general electoral rolls"--Publisher information.