October 16, 2020
Advance votes well ahead of 2017
Tomorrow is the last chance to vote in the 2020 General Election and referendums.
Chief Electoral Officer Alicia Wright says this year there will be 2,567 voting places open from 9am until 7pm.
By the end of Wednesday, more than 1.5 million people had voted, well ahead of the 1.2 million who voted in advance in 2017.
This year, for the first time, people can enrol or update their address details on election day before they vote at any voting place.
Voters who have their EasyVote card should take it with them to make voting faster, but people can still vote without one.
People can check where their closest voting place is online at vote.nz or by calling 0800 36 76 56.
The preliminary results of the general election will be released progressively after voting closes at 7pm on Saturday. Results will be available at electionresults.govt.nz
Preliminary results of the end of life choice and cannabis referendums will be released on October 30, and the official results of the election and referendums will be released on November 6.
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