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‘Looming disaster’: Andrew Geddis answers your questions on enrolment and voting

‘Looming disaster’: Andrew Geddis answers your questions on enrolment and voting

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Toby Manhire asks electoral law expert Andrew Geddis all the pressing questions voters want answered ahead of the general election.

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With the numbers of young people registered to vote at less than
two-thirds, and an enrolment period coming to a close a fortnight
earlier than recent elections, there is cause for serious concern,
says Professor Andrew Geddis, electoral law expert from the
University of Otago. We asked you for your questions about the
voting process – the rules, the rorts, the practicalities, and here
Geddis answers them.Other questions include: What does “splitting
your vote” mean and when should someone think about doing it? What
is the “overhang strategy”, and what impact will there be if it
works? How does the “overhang” work? What’s the deal with large
anonymous donations? Should we move to a fairer voting system
within electorates? What happens if there is a dead heat in the
seats won by each bloc and neither can achieve a majority in
parliament? What happens if a party doesn’t have enough names on
its list to fill the seats it’s entitled to? How do you vote if
you’re bed-bound? How do you vote if you turn 18 after enrolment
closes on October 25? Would the Professor be known as “Geddo” if he
had a similar profile in Australia? Plus: Tara Ward says forget
Florence Pugh: the real star of East of Eden is north of Dunedin.At
Large with Toby Manhire is produced by Te Aihe Butler, Bridget
Mills and The Spinoff. Read more at ⁠thespinoff.co.nz⁠. Learn more
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