What the official record says
This Act is the Electoral (Right to Switch Rolls Freely) Amendment Act . The Act comes into force on the day after it receives the Royal assent, except as provided for in . and come into force on the day after the date of the return of the writ for the first general election conducted after this Act receives the Royal assent. This Act amends the Electoral Act 1993 (the ). In section 3(1), definition of , paragraph (a)(i), replace with . In section 76(1), replace with . Repeal section 76(2)(b). In section 76(2)(c), delete . After subsection (2), insert: Where a Maori, who possesses the qualifications in that behalf by this Act and first applies to be registered as an elector, does not specify whether they wish to be registered either as an elector of a Maori electoral district or as an e