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Auckland’s Voting Crisis Deepens | Auckland News
Auckland Council faces a crisis as just 29% of voters turned out in last year’s local elections — the lowest since 2010. To combat this, they’re considering a costly switch from postal to in-person polling booths, projected to cost $39–55 million over ten days, compared to $15.5 million for postal voting. Critics call the choice between postal and booths like choosing between drowning or freezing, urging the council to push for online voting — already used for smaller ballots — arguing there’s no excuse for not having it ready for major elections. Meanwhile, a national electoral reform group…
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