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Christopher Luxon defends voting changes after Judith Collins raises problems (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Dave@lemmy.nz to c/politics@lemmy.nz

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Last week the government announced legislation to overhaul electoral laws it said had become "unsustainable".

On Monday morning, Newsroom reported Attorney-General Judith Collins, had said the proposed law changes clashed with constitutional rights in a report.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, told Morning Report, Collins had a statutory responsibility to review legislation to make sure it was consistent with the bill of rights.

"We want everyone to participate but it's just done two weeks before elections day. It's not uncommon, it gives people plenty of time to get enrolled and get sorted. "All we're saying is we want everybody to participate in our democracy... not an unreasonable request."

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[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 7 points 2 weeks ago

All we’re saying is we want everybody to participate in our democracy… not an unreasonable request

Luxon n' co. would prefer only a select segment get to vote.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 5 points 2 weeks ago

Basically "Collins only said this proposal clashes with the Bill of Rights because she's required by law to review it. But we will do it anyway."