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Richard Hills: Auckland Councillor on Auckland Council ditching postal voting
Published 5 days, 20 hours ago
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The form of democracy used in the country's biggest city is about to change.
Auckland Council members have voted to shift from postal voting to in-person booth voting, making them the first to do it since 1992.
The current proposal has been costed at between $31 and $40 million, but the council's asked staff to drive that down to $20 million.
Councillor Richard Hills told Ryan Bridge they're not saying this would completely change the turnout rate for the election, but it would help with integrity and trust.
He says nobody uses the post for anything besides local elections nowadays, so it's time to move away from it.
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