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New Zealand Government Reinstates Total Ban on Prisoner Voting

30 Apr 2025 · via Peter Fowler

The Government has agreed to reinstate a total ban on prisoner voting, according to Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith. This decision reverses the 2020 changes made by the previous government, which permitted prisoners serving sentences of less than three years to…

Politics and Government Law Social Issues General Politics Paul Goldsmith Prisoner Voting Electoral Amendment Bill Department of Corrections Electoral Commission Government