Voting rights of prisoners in New Zealand
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Voting rights of prisoners in New Zealand
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The voting rights of prisoners in New Zealand have changed numerous times since the first election in New Zealand in 1853, with prisoners experiencing varying degrees of enfranchisement. The only time that all prisoners have been allowed to vote in elections in New Zealand was from 1975 to 1977. In 2010 the Electoral Act 1993 was amended to disqualify all prisoners from voting. In 2020 this law was amended so that only persons serving a sentence of imprisonment for a term of three years or more
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_rights_of_prisoners_in_New_Zealand
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2024-04-17T00:40:23Z
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