Voting in New Zealand local government elections: the need to encourage greater voter turnout
Within a global context, local government in New Zealand occupies an enviable position: it enjoys both a statutorily-defined ‘power of general competence’ and financial autonomy from central government. However, despite this, voter turnout rates in New Zealand local elections continue to fall as eve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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UTS ePRESS
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance |
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| Online Access: | https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/cjlg/article/view/7541 |