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Forums › Politics › Is this legal on election day?
kiwifidget

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#223317 23-Sep-2017 14:51
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Hi folks,


We just got a phonecall from a representative of a major political party asking if we had voted.


He identified which party he was calling on behalf of.


Could this be considered to be in breach of election day rules?




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  #1871728 23-Sep-2017 22:04
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Good question for the electoral commission.

Did the caller ask for anyone by name?



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  #1871746 23-Sep-2017 23:13
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They can ask if folks have voted and ask if they need help to get to a polling both.




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  #1871887 24-Sep-2017 11:20
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He did ask for me by name (christian name + surname, not just Mrs Surname), which is odd because I have no idea how they would know that.




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  #1871889 24-Sep-2017 11:22
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kiwifidget:

 

He did ask for me by name (christian name + surname, not just Mrs Surname), which is odd because I have no idea how they would know that.

 

 

The Electoral Roll, it's published




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  #1871925 24-Sep-2017 12:27
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If I read the rules right, as long as they don't persuade you to vote for a particular candidate/party that seems fine.

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