You can cast an advance vote if, for example, you're going to be away on election day, voting on Saturday is against your religion or would cause hardship or serious inconvenience.
Who?
If you can't get to a polling place on election day you can cast a vote in advance if:
When
You can vote in advance from Wednesday 22 October. Advance voting closes at 6pm Friday 7 November.
Where
Advance voting places are available in your electorate. Check where your advance voting places are located now. This information will also be in your EasyVote information pack.
How it works
There are a number of options for voting in advance:
Contact the returning officer for your electorate if you would like ballot papers to be sent to you in the mail or collected for you by someone else. Ballot papers are available from Wednesday, 22 October.
Source: elections.org.nz
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