Electoral Finance Bill

Electoral Finance Bill. This bill has been referred to the select committee and is available at Bennett’s bookshop
or on line at www.parliament.govt.nz and then go to the
Parliamentary Business section and click on “ Bills” .

Submissions can be made to the
Clerk of the Justice and Electoral Select Committee
Select Commmittee Office
Parliament House
Wellington.

Or can be made on line at
http:www.parliament.govt.nz/en-NZ/SC/SubnCalled

The deadline for submissions was 7 September 2007
If you intend to make a submission then the above and comments below may be helpful
We believe that the bill is fatally flawed.

• During this period no third party can conduct propose , print , distribute
  an election advertisement – a third party is any organization that intends to spend more than
  $5000 on what the Bill defines as election advertising in the election period.

• Encourages people to vote or not vote for parties or candidates

• Publication of an election advertisement means paying for space in a newspaper
  or for radio time , but also includes , for example posting a letter , sending an email ,
  putting material on a non-personal internet site , making a placard and handing out a flyer.

• What problems this will cause as far as opinion pieces in the LSQ are concerned
  we have yet to clarify – it could refer to articles and also to letters to the editor.

• When we have advice we will contact you but in the meantime we recommend
  you have a look at section 4 & 5 of the bill as it could materially affect the conduct
  of your organization and your meetings.

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