Electoral Commission roll enrolment problems

The story so far

A system glitch caused up to 6800 residence class visa holders to be wrongly asked for immigration status documentation during voter enrolment.^{30 Oct} The Electoral Commission launched an urgent investigation into the processing failure and said it would contact those affected to confirm their eligibility to vote.^{30 Oct} On 4 November the Commission added approximately 6,300 residence class visa holders to the electoral roll after a breakdown in processes had blocked them from enrolling, and chief electoral officer Karl Le Quesne apologised for the error.^{4 Nov} Le Quesne declined calls to audit enrolment forms at Rototuna Senior High School.^{6 Nov} The Commission also said it is confident the electronic electoral roll will not suffer a major outage like the four-hour crash during the last general election.^{6 Nov}

Latest

The Commission has declined calls for an audit of enrolment forms at Rototuna Senior High School.^{6 Nov} It says it is confident the electronic roll will not suffer a major outage similar to the four-hour crash at the last general election.^{6 Nov}

Key moments

1. 30 OctGlitch wrongly asks up to 6800 residence visa holders for immigration documents.
2. 4 NovCommission adds about 6,300 residence visa holders to the electoral roll.
3. 4 NovChief electoral officer apologises for the enrolment error.
4. 6 NovCommission rejects calls to audit Rototuna Senior High School enrolment forms.
5. 6 NovCommission says eRoll outage like last election's four-hour crash is unlikely.

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