Christopher Luxon calls for faster election vote counting

RNZNZ HeraldFriday 26 September 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated

In this story Christopher Luxon, Electoral Commission, Justice Committee

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has expressed his desire for the Electoral Commission to accelerate the official vote counting process following an election. He stated that the current speed is too slow, despite the Commission previously providing feedback to the Justice committee regarding proposed changes.

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First reported by RNZ, Fri 26 Sep 2025, 1:34pm · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 1 minute
  1. RNZRNZ

    'Slowest folk on the planet': Luxon says he wants votes to be counted faster (opens in new tab)

  2. NZ HeraldNZ Herald

    Christopher Luxon calls for Electoral Commission to ‘count votes fast’, says ‘we’re slowest folk on planet’ on key election process (opens in new tab)