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Three-week vote count no barrier to negotiations
Experts say political negotiations can start now despite three-week vote count delay.
In brief
Experts say political negotiations can start now despite three-week vote count delay. Constitutional law expert Graeme Edgeler says politicians can begin forming a government before the final vote count is complete. Originally reported by RNZ.
Final vote count timeline
The Electoral Commission requires 20 days to ensure the final vote count is accurate and complete.
Accuracy over special votes
Most delays come from combining rolls from 2700 voting places to prevent duplicate names.
Special votes process
Special votes are counted last to avoid bias from scrutineers objecting to votes.
Constitutional law expert
Graeme Edgeler says political negotiations can start now despite the three-week count delay.
Historic government formation
John Key formed a government with four parties before the final count in 2008.
Political negotiation groups
National, ACT, New Zealand First, and Opportunity could form a government before the final count.
Future voting changes
Electronic roll mark-off systems will reduce duplicate voting and special votes.
Enrolment updates
Automatic enrolment updates will reduce special votes from people who moved but forgot to update.
What it means
Constitutional law expert Graeme Edgeler says politicians can begin forming a government before the final vote count is complete.
