Advance voting means voting before election day at an early voting place. No excuse or reason is required. It opens about two weeks before election day and runs until the day before. Most New Zealanders now vote in advance rather than on election day itself, which changes how the campaign's final weeks work.
Advance voting means voting before election day at an early voting place. No excuse or reason is required. It opens about two weeks before election day and runs until the day before. Most New Zealanders now vote in advance rather than on election day itself, which changes how the campaign's final weeks work.
Opens roughly two weeks out, closes the day before.
No reason needed.
The ballot paper is exactly the same.
Advance votes are counted from election day, not earlier.
Not everyone can get to a voting place on a Saturday. Some people work, some travel, some are unwell. Advance voting removes that barrier.
Because so many people vote early, a campaign announcement in the final week reaches fewer undecided voters than it used to. Parties now plan their campaigns around the advance-voting window.
Are advance votes counted early?
No. Counting only begins after voting closes on election day.
Is an advance vote worth the same?
Exactly the same.