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What is keeping nearly half of eligible young voters off the roll?

From NZ Herald · () English

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  • Around 188,000 New Zealanders aged 18 to 24 are missing from the electoral roll seven weeks before the election.
  • Just over 57% of the estimated 440,692 eligible young voters have enrolled, the lowest rate among all age groups by a wide margin.

Around 188,000 young people are missing from New Zealand’s electoral roll seven weeks before the election.

An estimated 440,692 people aged 18 to 24 are eligible to vote, but just over 57% have enrolled. That is the lowest enrolment rate across all age groups by a wide margin.

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Originally published by NZ Herald in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.