Podcasts about electoral act

The Prime Minister's interest in an MMP referendum's being labelled as a potential blunder. Christopher Luxon's revealed on Newstalk ZB he's open to another vote on the 1996 Mixed Member Proportional system, if re-elected. It provides a party and an electoral vote and was reaffirmed in a 2011 referendum. Lawyer and political commentator Liam Hehir told Ryan Bridge no one's able to say if this is a policy announcement, or just a view. He says this makes it more likely it wasn't pre-planned; it just came off the cuff and blew up into something larger than Luxon wanted. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us your feedback In this episode of Election 2026, Solicitor Michael O'Brien is joined by Partner Briony Davies and Special Counsel Daniel Fielding from our Public Law team to unpack the concept of “treating” in New Zealand electoral law and why it continues to matter in modern elections. Drawing on both the Electoral Act 1993 and the Local Electoral Act 2001, they explain how treating broadly captures the provision of food, drink, entertainment or other benefits where the intent is to influence voting behaviour, and why it remains classified as a corrupt practice with significant legal consequences.[00:39] Michael discusses with Briony and Daniel what “treating” means, including the existence of two parallel offences and key differences between general and local elections. [02:09] Daniel explains why treating is considered a corrupt practice, with Michael outlining the serious consequences, including fines, imprisonment, and disqualification from voting or holding office. [04:08] Briony explains the policy rationale behind the offence, including its historical origins and the ongoing need to protect the integrity of elections from undue influence.  [06:08] Michael and Daniel explore the modern context, including the secret ballot and comparisons such as Australia's “democracy sausage”, illustrating how context affects whether conduct is problematic. [08:08] Briony and Daniel outline the types of conduct that may fall within treating, emphasising the broad scope of “food, drink, entertainment or other things”.[10:35] Daniel and Michael focus on intent and context, explaining when everyday conduct is unlikely to breach the law unless linked to an intent to influence voting behaviour. [12:53] Briony and Daniel explain how intent is assessed, with Michael drawing out key factors such as value, frequency, and surrounding circumstances.[15:24] The hosts discuss the practical risk areas, including polling places and fundraising, with examples of how conduct can shift from benign to problematic. [18:30] Daniel explains liability for both those providing and receiving benefits, as well as additional considerations for licensed alcohol suppliers. [20:59] Briony and Daniel discuss recent controversies from the 2023 general election and subsequent law reform, including new restrictions around polling places and the debate surrounding them.  Information in this podcast is correct as at the date of recording, 11 March 2026 Please contact Briony Davies, Daniel Fielding or our Public Law team, if you need legal advice and guidance on any of the topics discussed in this episode. Don't forget to rate, review or follow MinterEllisonRuddWatts wherever you get your podcasts.You can also email us directly at website.enquiries@minterellison.co.nz and sign up wot receive election updates via your inbox here. For show notes and additional resources visit minterellison.co.nz/podcasts

In this episode of the Mic on Podcast, Seun Okinbaloye sits with Prince Adewole Adebayo, lawyer, entrepreneur, and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who returns to the national conversation with renewed presidential ambition ahead of the 2027 elections.Adebayo discusses the role of the opposition in a democracy, raises concerns about the Electoral Act 2026, and argues that the current framework could create challenges for credible elections. He also distances himself from certain opposition alliances while expressing confidence in his ability to challenge the ruling party and lead the country.Adebayo also criticizes current economic policies, particularly the expansion of taxation, and frames the 2027 election as a decisive moment that will depend heavily on citizen participation and vigilance.Guest:Prince Adewole Adebayo(Lawyer / Entrepreneur / 2023 SDP Presidential Candidate)

ActionSA has tabled the Election Integrity Bill, aimed at regulating political opinion polling to protect the integrity of South Africa's electoral democracy. The proposed legislation seeks to prevent the dissemination of unverifiable or manipulated data and ensure transparency in political polling. Currently, South Africa lacks specific laws governing political opinion polling, unlike countries such as Brazil, Canada, France and Italy. The bill aims to amend the Electoral Commission Act and the Electoral Act to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for political opinion polling. Elvis Presslin spoke to MP and ActionSA Parliamentary Chief Whip, Lerato Ngobeni

The Economic Freedom Fighters, EFF have tabled a private member's bill in Parliament to amend the Electoral Act of 1998. The proposed legislation aims to automatically register all South African citizens on the national voters' roll at age 16, using data from the national population register. Under the bill, the Independent Electoral Commission would notify citizens of their registration and require them to confirm or update their place of residence before casting their first vote. Elvis Presslin spoke to EFF Member of Parliament, Mazwi Blose

Justice Minister, Paul Goldsmith, recently announced a proposal to the Electoral Act and Constitution Act, removing the ability for an individual to enrol on election day. Alongside this comes the proposal of halting the ability to enrol during the advanced voting period. This move has received backlash - including from within the government. This morning, Attorney-General, Judith Collins KC, says the move goes against the Bill of Rights Act. During the 2023 general election, over 450,000 enrolled in the 12-day period, with 110,000 enrolling on election day. A significant proportion of those later enrolments consist of young people, and in areas of bigger Māori, Pacific, and Asian communities. In light of this move, ACT Party Leader, David Seymour, says those who have left voting to the last minute are “drop-kicks”. As well as this, the ACT Party's justice spokesperson, Todd Stephenson, added to this, saying “Democracy works best when voters are informed, engaged, and take the process seriously,” and that “It's outrageous that someone completely disengaged and lazy can rock up to the voting booth, get registered there and then, and then vote to tax other people's money away.” For our weekly catchup with the ACT Party's Simon Court, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel spoke to him about this move.

This week on the Monday Wire: News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to MP Simon Court about the scrapping of same-day election enrolments, as a part of the government's changes to the Electoral Act, and ACT Party Leader, David Seymour's comments that those who enrol late are “drop-kicks”. Joel spoke to Gen Toop — a senior campaigner at Greenpeace, on NZ First's support of ACT's Overseas Investment Bill, and Greenpeace's concerns with the bill. Joel spoke to Calvin Cochran — a spokesperson for the Smokefree Expert Advisory Group, about a recent RNZ investigation alleging close connections between NZ First Party Leader, Winston Peters and multinational tobacco company, Philip Morris, and what needs to be done to combat tobacco industry lobbying. And Joel spoke to Dr Saira Raza Khan — a Lecturer of Marketing at the University of Auckland, on the need to move away from ‘scare tactics' in health advertising. Whakarongo mai!

A suite of Electoral Act changes were announced this week, and same-day enrolments are set to be scrapped. Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour caused some upset when he dropped the word 'drop-kick' into the conversation. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Discussions are taking place over the future of the Census, and one expert is warning there's a factor the Government hasn't considered. Last month, Minister Shane Reti announced the five yearly data collection will be scrapped - instead, he plans to use administrative data from Government agencies and an annual survey. Wellington barrister Graeme Edgeler says the Data and Statistics Act requires a a periodic Census. "There are a lot of other laws which deal with the Census as well - and one of the really important ones is the Electoral Act and one of the reasons why we count people is so we can divide them up into 70 or so electorates around the country, and they've all got to have the same number of people in them." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're all across the pros & cons of using drugs like Ozempic for weight loss, but what about the side effects? Turns out there's a recently discovered side effect that affects women way more than it does men. Plus, from rizz to gigil, we're unpacking new additions to the Oxford English Dictionary. And in today's headlines two men have been arrested after they allegedly took loaded guns into the MCG for an AFL match last night; Underworld figure Tony Mokbel will find out if he can leave prison on bail today; Abbie Chatfield has been cleared of any breaches of the Electoral Act; Trump fires National Security Council officials after he met with far right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer Mamamia Votes Survey click here THE END BITS Support independent women's media Check out The Quicky Instagram here Tell us what's important to you this election: Take the Mamamia Votes survey here GET IN TOUCH Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy Guests: Erin Docherty, Mamamia's Beauty & Lifestyle Editor Executive Producer: Taylah Strano Audio Producer: Lu Hill Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From empty cottage cheese shelves to viral TikTok protein bowls, why are we all so obsessed with protein right now? Plus, meet the 'task-maskers': those dramatically busy colleagues who somehow never get anything done. And in headlines today the election campaign moved to Melbourne yesterday but Premier Jacinta Allen was not in attendance; The electoral commission is looking into content posted by Abbie Chatfield to see if they breach the Electoral Act; Trump is reportedly cutting ties with Elon Musk due to his unpredictability; Friends of Hollywood actor Val Kilmer have honoured their smart, brave and challenging friend after his death at age 65 THE END BITS Support independent women's media Check out The Quicky Instagram here Listen to BIZ here Tell us what's important to you this election: Take the Mamamia Votes survey here GET IN TOUCH Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Hosts: Taylah Strano Guests: Professor Lauren Ball, Vice President of Dieticians Australia Em Vernem, Co-host BIZ podcast Executive Producer: Taylah Strano Audio Producer: Lu Hill Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's not over yet, but just maybe there is light at the end of the Darleen Tana drama tunnel. Please let it be. The Green Party has their own uniquely democratic and patient way of reaching a decision, but seven months and running to get this sorted is surely testing even their limits. It was good this week to see a consensus of delegates agree to using the waka-jumping law - or the electoral integrity clause in the Electoral Act - to eject Tana. The co-leaders have now written to Speaker Gerry Brownlee, asking him to trigger the law and eject her from Parliament. This issue has been a huge drag for the party, and good on them for their change of heart. They would obviously prefer not to be in this position, but they recognise this is the quickest way of getting to what they believe is the right outcome - the removal of Tana from Parliament. It's been a year of dealing with HR setbacks and issues for the Greens - the resignation of Golriz Ghahraman at the beginning of the year, followed by the election for a new co-leader after James Shaw's resignation, and multiple complaints about Julie Anne Genter's behaviour. But the most damaging and long running distraction has been the removal of a list MP they found to be completely at odds with the parties values, policies or Kaupapa. For a very principled party, it's not a good look to reverse their opposition to the party jumping law since the first version was passed in 2001. But the Greens aren't the first, and won't be the last party, to about-face on a law or policy. Flexibility about principles is not something that comes as naturally to the Greens as other political parties, but it has always been part of politics. And let's be honest, an independent report didn't work. Letters and public appeals from the Greens' leaders didn't work. Talking about how Tana had distorted the proportionality of the house didn't work. Public opinion hasn't worked. If it wasn't so self-serving, you'd admire Tana's tenacity in refusing to go. So the Greens have been left with little choice but to embraced the ugly old party-hopping law. Of course it's not over yet. There is still an appeal to sort out, and then it's up to the Speaker. Even though this crazy year hasn't significantly impacted the Greens in the polls, they will be keen to put this behind them. They can then get on with Swarbrick's plan to evolve the Greens into a party that can lead the government in the not so distant future. And no doubt this cautionary tale will have all political parties quietly mulling over how to make sure their processes for selecting list candidates are as robust as they can be. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The highest court in the land is too big for its boots. That's what the guy who runs the New Zealand Initiative think tank is saying today. Roger Partridge is his name - he's also a lawyer and King's Counsel. And he says the Supreme Court needs to be reined-in because he thinks it's trying to re-write the laws made by Parliament. One of the examples he's giving to support his argument is the Court ruling two years ago that the voting age of 18 discriminates against younger people. That's not the Supreme Court's job, he says. But I disagree. Because I think the Supreme Court should be free to decide for itself whether it's going to consider a particular case, and the judges at the Supreme Court should be free to decide and say what they like after they've considered those cases. The alternative is the Supreme Court being given restrictions and barriers and not having the freedom the highest court in the land should have. And when I describe it as the highest court in the land - that's exactly what it is. It is the court of last resort, for want of a better term. And it has been since 2004, when it was formed to replace the option of New Zealanders taking their cases to the Privy Council in London. One of the reasons given for setting-up our own Supreme Court 20 years ago was that having something based here in New Zealand would be fairer than expecting people who wanted to go to a court of last resort to have to go to London and the Privy Council. So, the argument was that it would be fairer for people who couldn't even entertain the idea of appealing something through the Privy Council because of the expense. And let's face it, running back to the mother country because you weren't happy with how your case was handled here in the colonies is pretty old hat. But where Roger Partridge from the New Zealand Initiative is coming from today is that he thinks the Supreme Court has gone beyond the job it was given 20 years ago. He's saying that the court is over-reaching and seems to have given itself the power to re-write legislation it does not like. And he wants Parliament to tell the court to get back into its box. Or to get back into its lane and to make decisions based on the law, without criticising the law. If you want to think about it this way, it seems to me that what Roger Partridge is concerned about is the Supreme Court here ending up like the Supreme Court in the United States, which does seem to have quite a bit of sway over federal and state laws. There was the case two years ago of the Supreme Court in America overruling the decision back in 1973 that abortion is a fundamental human right – the Roe v Wade case. It has had a lot of people there talking about whether the Supreme Court is having way too much influence, and I see there are people in the States right now calling for it to be reined in. Like Roger Partridge from the New Zealand Initiative is doing today in relation to our Supreme Court. So let's take one of the cases that he says shows how the Court has got too big for its boots and why he thinks it shows that the court needs to be reined in: the Supreme Court's ruling on whether the voting age should be 18. Roger Partridge says that what the court did there was it looked at the argument from the outfit that wants to lower the voting age —this is the “Make It 16” crew— and he's saying that it didn't just consider the argument from a lawful perspective - but it also considered how social values might have changed since the passing of the Electoral Act in 1993, which sets the voting age at 18. And since the passing of the Local Electoral Act in 2001, which does the same. It says the voting age is 18. And he says that's not the Supreme Court's job. It is the politicians —or it is Parliament— who should decide whether this particular law —or any law for that matter— is still consistent with society's values. Now, if you agree with him, then let me ask you this. Does that mean you also think judges in our other courts shouldn't pay attention to society's views on ram raids —for example— and shouldn't consider how much we've had a gutsful of ram raids when a ram raider fronts up in court? Answer me that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week three councils at the top of the South Island will have to decide on the future of Māori wards in accordance with the Government's changes to the Electoral Act. Samantha Gee has more.

A barrister says Green MP Darleen Tana's alleged Electoral Act breach is on the less serious side. Tana and the publishers of Verve Magazine have been accused of failing to include a promoter statement in an election advertisement published in May 2023- and both have been referred to police. ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper suspects more will be revealed next week. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In more post-election drama, former President Jacob Zuma is turning to the courts to try and have the election set aside because 9,366,000 votes are allegedly unaccounted for - and it wasn't “fair and free”. But in this interview with BizNews, Dr. Michael Louis of the Independent Candidates Association says he has looked at the court papers, and that there are “no specialist audit reports, there's no specialist electoral support, just a lot of speculation”. He does not believe the application will succeed. Meanwhile, he is calling for the Electoral Act to be totally revitalised, also in respect of the way the President is elected because if President Cyril Ramaphosa is impeached, it could imperil the new Government of National Unity if the GNU doesn't accept the new President nominated by the African National Congress (ANC). Dr Louis also shares his views on how the new Cabinet might look, and explains why he sees South Africa as a “speedboat” - and not an “oil tanker” - country.

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Electoral system expert Dr. Michael Louis, who is also the founder of The Independent Candidates Association, tells BizNews viewers why a constitutional provision will prevent former President Jacob Zuma's MK party from sabotaging Parliament. “I think that any boycott plans and things definitely won't work.” He also describes how President Cyril Ramaphosa has won “so much credibility within his last days of this political ambit”. Dr Louis further explains the workings of a Government of National Unity which he hails as “definitely the preferred option”. He also simplifies the complicated process of how the demarcation of seats for the National Assembly gets allocated. He lists the challenges faced by independent candidates in the last  election; says the Electoral Act is not constitutional; vows that there will be four ballots in the next election - and that South Africal will have a constituency-based system to “take our power back and nominate our leaders to be more accountable”. - Chris Steyn

The Independent Electoral Commission has finished counting the votes, and the verification process is currently underway following what many have called a historic election. As stipulated by the Electoral Act, the Commission has a 7-day window to declare the results. Parties interested, including the public, independent candidates, and political parties, have until 9 PM on May 31, 2024, to raise any objections regarding the voting or counting process with the Commission. To continue talking more about this year's national and provincial elections, Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Terry Tselane, Institute of Election Management Services in Africa, and Political Analyst, Dr Thapelo Tselapedi

On Daybreak Africa: South Africa votes Wednesday as some black voters in Western Cape keep quiet about support for the opposition. Plus, South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance accuses President Ramaphosa of violating the Electoral Act. Analysts urge a shift from military to economic solutions to counter terrorism in the Sahel. Liberia's government rescinds major developmental decisions after a public outcry. Rights Groups and CSOs in Nigeria hold a National Day of Mourning for Victims of Mass Atrocities. Biden and Trump differ over U.S. military strength. For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!

The MK party has filed papers at the Electoral Court against President Cyril Ramaphosa over his recent address to the nation. The party accuses Ramaphosa of breaching the Electoral Act and Electoral Code of Conduct by using a televised address to the nation on Sunday to outline achievements of his administration. MK party Spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela told our senior producer Ronald Phiri that President Ramaphosa abused his powers by addressing the nation days before an election 

The Constitutional Court has found that the Electoral Commission (IEC) is empowered to determine qualification for membership of the National Assembly before the May polls. The legal counsel for the MK Party and former President, Jacob Zuma, had argued that the IEC acted outside its jurisdiction when it upheld an objection against Zuma in terms of Section 47(1)(e) of the Constitution, and that only the National Assembly had this power. However, the apex court found that the Electoral Act empowers the Commission to determine eligibility of candidates to stand for public office. The court overturned the order of the Electoral Court that dismissed the objection against the former President. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Zoleka Qodashe.

The Constitutional Court has found that the Electoral Commission (IEC) is empowered to determine qualification for membership of the National Assembly before the May polls. The legal counsel for the MK Party and former President, Jacob Zuma, had argued that the IEC acted outside its jurisdiction when it upheld an objection against Zuma in terms of Section 47(1)(e) of the Constitution, and that only the National Assembly had this power. However, the apex court found that the Electoral Act empowers the Commission to determine eligibility of candidates to stand for public office. The court overturned the order of the Electoral Court that dismissed the objection against the former President. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to legal expert, Benedict Phiri.

The looming question - is the non-compliance of some political parties to submit their candidates list by the March 8 deadline due to their own conduct? The Constitutional Court is tasked with determining this question among other things. This after three political parties hauled the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) before the apex court, seeking an urgent intervention from the court. According to the parties, they could not comply with Section 27 of the Electoral Act due to alleged technical glitches with the Commission's online portal. Zoleka Qodashe reports..

Hearings involving three political parties who wish to join the May 29 national and provincial elections are ongoing at the Constitutional Court. The parties, namely, the Labour Party, the African Congress for Transformation together with the African Alliance of Social democrats is being heard by a nine-bench panel of judges of the apex court. The parties allege thay they were unable to comply with the March 8 deadline in accordance with Section 27 of the Electoral Act due to alleged technical glitches with the IEC's online portal. For the latest from what's coming out of court, Bongiwe Zwane spoke to SABC reporter, Zoleka Qodashe

The Labour Party wants the Constitutional Court to find in its favour to postpone the date of the upcoming elections to July or August, citing Electoral Court delays in its case to reopen the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC's) online portal. The Labour Party's application to reopen the IEC's online portal, which the party argues was unstable during the uploading period, was dismissed on Monday. However, the Labour Party noted that two of the five Electoral Court judges agreed with the party's arguments. The Labour Party says the IEC's online portal malfunctioned before the March 8, 17h00 deadline, resulting in many new parties being unable to upload the supporting documents required by the amended Electoral Act, which now requires new parties to upload up to 62 000 names, surnames, ID numbers and signatures of registered voters in order to contest the election. The Labour Party argued that the Electoral Court "dragged the urgent application" to reopen the portal for over a month. "…which led to the Electoral Timetable's milestones passing by, thus rendering the relief sought moot and academic. The Labour Party (and several other new political parties) therefore had no other viable choice than to approach the ConCourt for urgent relief," the party explained. Now the Labour Party wants the Constitutional Court to find its exclusion from the elections "inconsistent with the Constitution and unlawful" and for the President to postpone the elections. "The paragraph that best describes the crux of the decision before the [Constitutional] Court, must be paragraph 64 of our [founding] affidavit. This paragraph crisply and succinctly summarises the prejudice faced by the Labour Party and many other parties as compared to the relatively small effect of postponing the elections. Let's be frank, it would be better to have free and fair elections a few weeks later, than to have the elections on 29 May 2024, but the elections are not free and fair," said Labour Party Secretariat Krister Janse van Rensburg.

Chris Hipkins has locked in Saturday, November 25 as the date for the Port Waikato by-election. It's been triggered by the death of ACT candidate Neil Christensen - and is required by the Electoral Act. However, locals can still help choose the next Government before October 14. ZB political editor Jason Walls says there will be 121 MPs in Parliament by the end of the by-election, bucking the trend from previous electoral cycles. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Meka Whaitiri deciding to resign from the Labour Party, and immediately join Te Pati Maori, electoral law experts thought that would trigger her seat to be immediately vacated. Under party hopping rules in the Electoral Act, the case seemed to be clear cut. But the speaker, Adrian Rurawhe, announced that Meka Whaitiri would remain in Parliament, but now as an independent MP. The legal ramifications have caused some confusion, includng to University of Otago law professor Andrew Geddis, who spoke with Corin Dann.

Send us a Text Message.In this episode we discuss South Africa's recent journey of electoral reform. Dr Sithembile Mbete, who was on the ministerial advisory council, has a hearty one-on-one with Professor Lawrence Hamilton giving us the backstory to the Electoral Amendment Act, signed off by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The act came about after the Constitutional Court ruled that the Electoral Act was unconstitutional and needed to be amended. But there is still a lot of unhappiness about the legislated changes. Dr Mbete tells us all about it – and why it's still problematic.Delving deeper into electoral reform  later in the show she tells us about developing democratic sustenance, on vehicles for political representation, and why the youth are not just not going to the polls anymore. This spells trouble.  Also, in our political agenda feature we jet to Chile where Dr Camila Vergara tells us how an increase in metro fare in Chile led to a long process of deliberation, dispute and debate that ended in a radical constitution that was never adopted!And to top it all off, Dr Mbete gives us some critical insights into Julius Malema – the sometimes contentious character behind the men and women in red overalls in South Africa's  parliament.

It's three years since the Constitutional Court instructed Parliament to approve a new Electoral Act that will transform SA's polity and encourage its best citizens to become MPs. Political parties, including president Cyril Ramaphosa, want none of it, and have applied ‘Stalingrad' tactics to delay the end of a system which prevents independents from standing for election to Parliament. Dr Michael Louis's One SA Movement is leading a group of 77 civic society bodies working to replace what was always supposed to be a temporary system. They are determined to overcome the stalling and change the system before the 2024 National Election. Dr Louis explains how to Alec Hogg of BizNews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Lawson Naidoo is the Executive Secretary of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC) and he joins John to discuss the extension that has been granted to Parliament to the deadline to finalise amendments to the Electoral Act to rectify the constitutional defects in the act . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On December 16, USIP, the National Democratic Institute, the International Republican Institute, the National Endowment for Democracy, and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems held an in-person conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria. The discussion reflected on the legacy of his administration, his leadership in bringing the Electoral Act of 2022 into fruition and his promise to leave a legacy of credible elections in which the Nigerian people will be free to choose their leaders. Speakers Lise Grande, opening remarksPresident and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace His Excellency Muhammadu BuhariPresident of Nigeria Ambassador Johnnie Carson, moderatorSenior Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/conversation-nigerian-president-muhammadu-buhari

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The One South Africa (OSA) Movement believes there is no way President Cyril Ramaphosa can sign the Electoral Amendment Bill into law in its current form. Dr Michael Louis, director of OSA, as well as founder of the Independent Candidates Association, told BizNews correspondent Michael Appel that there's ardent opposition to the recently-passed Bill, with stinging criticism even coming from none other than former president's Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe. In June 2020, the Constitutional Court ruled that our Electoral Act was unconstitutional. The Bill of Rights - which gives any individual the right to stand for public office - is at odds with current legislation stating anyone contesting elections must belong to a political party. The ConCourt ordered parliament to remedy the situation within 24 months, but that deadline expired in June 2022. An extension until 10 December this year was granted. Louis predicts that due to the flawed and defective process by which the Bill, in its current form was crafted, it simply won't pass constitutional muster. Ramaphosa is likely, he believes, going to have to approach the ConCourt with yet another condonation application in order to make changes to the Bill so that it equals out the skewed playing field currently working in favour of political parties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Politicians and political parties need money to fund campaigns. Regulating how politicians and political parties raise funds and how they spend those funds is important because If you leave it up to the politician and political parties, anything goes. In this episode, we take a closer look at our Electoral Act and we noticed that it has been diluted, watered down over the years. Our legislators appear to be introducing more grey areas into every new version of the act and these grey areas seem to help cover up information about source of funds, recipients of funds, amounts contributed, frequency of contributions and requirements to disclose information. ——————————————— This episode was produced by Rahmat Muhammad, Mariam Mohammed, Uche Mbah, Dominic Tabakaji and Sam Tabakaji. Special thanks to Kolawole Oluwadare of SERAP, John Iwodi and Lucky Usamah. Executive producer Rahmat Muhammad. Copyright (c) 2022 Triple-E Media Productions. All rights reserved. ——————————————— ▶︎Follow us @234.audio on Instagram, @234audio on Facebook, and @234audio on Twitter ▶︎Subscribe to our 234Audio YouTube channel ——————————————— If you are interested in sponsoring or licensing this program, reach out to us via WhatsApp at +234 818 230 1234 or send us e-mail at info@234audio.com ——————————————— We used several sources for this episode including: ▶︎2022 Electoral Act https://placng.org/i/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Electoral-Act-2022.pdf ▶︎2002 Electoral Act https://www.ceja.ch/images/CEJA/DOCS/Bib/Pays/Nigeria_S2/M6.pdf --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebackstoryng/support

The Electoral Act is clearly not fit for purpose according to a constitutional law expert, and the Government needs to urgently close legal loopholes in the political party donation rules. Wellington Lawyer, Graeme Edgeler says political donations are ripe for overseas exploitation, after two men were acquitted of mishandling donations in the New Zealand First Foundation case. Edgeler spoke to Corin Dann.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has lashed out at what he says were "spurious allegations" levelled against two men acquitted over donations fraud today. The former deputy prime minister's comments come after an anonymous duo — accused of obtaining by deception after donations to the New Zealand First Foundation (NZFF) — were this morning found not guilty in the High Court. "From the moment these spurious allegations were first raised and then perpetuated by many in the media, day after day, and month after month, I maintained that there had been no wrongdoing," Peters said after the verdicts by Justice Pheroze Jagose, who presided over the judge-alone trial last month. Peters has distanced himself from NZFF, which the court heard was established to help modernise and raise funds for the party, and has strenuously denied any wrongdoing after it first came under scrutiny in media reports during November 2019. The accused pair were charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) just before the 2020 general election. "We took the SFO to court before the last election and forced them to admit that no crime had been committed by the New Zealand First Leader, any New Zealand First Minister, Member of Parliament, or party member. However, the SFO then pursued charges against the New Zealand First Foundation," Peters said. NZ First also failed in a bid to stop the charges from becoming public until after a government was formed. When the charges became public, Peters said he and the party were "exonerated" and was critical of the SFO's decision to lay charges near the time of the election. Peters claimed the victims of the case "are the New Zealand people and our democracy". He also took particular umbrage with the media's reporting of the case. "We once had a country where one was innocent until proven guilty. Now it is guilty until proven innocent," Peters said. "Sadly, a lot of people don't have the resources to clear their names, whether in the media or in the courts." Peters' absence from the trial was a topic of discussion in the courtroom, with defence lawyer Tudor Clee arguing that NZ First's hierarchy was not deceived and the leader was "significantly" absent from the Crown's witness list. Both of the defendants denied two charges of obtaining by deception for what the SFO alleged was a fraudulent scheme, over a four-year period to early 2020, to conceal nearly $750,000 in donations. The SFO alleged the defendants' scheme was to deceive the NZ First party secretary and the Electoral Commission and maintain control of the donation money. The Electoral Act requires a political party secretary to submit an annual return of donations to the Electoral Commission. Prosecutor Paul Wicks QC said none of the donations to the NZFF over the four-year period were accounted for. Justice Jagose found the payments to NZFF were not "party donations" as defined under the Electoral Act. For donations greater than $15,000 in a calendar year, the identity of the donor must also be noted. The Government has proposed changes to donations law, including lowering the limit for public disclosure of donors from $15,000 to $5000 by the 2023 election. Today's judgment follows Justice Jagose's decision two days ago to permanently suppress the identities of the two men. Another political donations trial involving the Labour and National parties is due to begin in the High Court at Auckland on Monday. - by Sam Hurley, NZ HeraldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let's Also Talk About the INEC Chairman promising to extend Continuous Voter Registration. Will INEC really extend Voter Registration? Then Let's Talk About the Zamfara State Government telling residents to arm themselves. Is it wise for the Zamfara State Government to call residents to arms? And then, let's talk About the Supreme Court ruling against President Buhari on the Electoral Act. Should the President have sued to overturn part of a law he signed? Let's Talk About the resignation of the CJN. How would you describe Tanko Muhammed's time as CJN? It was a Big Weekend, Lagos. Let's Talk. #NigeriainfoHF | Sandra Ezekwesili

The 2022 Electoral Act as amended stipulates that election campaigns should start 150 days to, and end 24 hours before, the 2023 general elections.Why was the campaign period extended?In   this   episode   of   Nigeria Daily, we   look   at   what   this   means   in   the   political calculations of the upcoming 2023 elections.

The Australian Electoral Commission has found advertising depicting Independent ACT senate candidate David Pocock and Independent Member for Warringah Zali Steggall as 'closet Greens' breached the Electoral Act and would likely mislead or deceive voters. The advertising campaign had been funded by the right-wing Advance Australia group which has now agreed to stop showing the ads in order to avoid legal action. Guest: David Shoebridge, New South Wales Greens lead Senate candidate

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There are more questions than answers over the controversial Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022, as the president of Nigeria is already asking executive council members who are vying for political positions in 2023 to resign.Who will be spared and why?In this episode of Nigeria Daily we discuss the development.

Under the Electoral Act, people deemed of 'unsound mind' can't have their names on the electoral roll or vote in elections.

Let's Talk About Vice President Osinbajo declaring for the Presidency. Then, let's talk About Transport Minister Amaechi declaring for the Presidency. And Then, Let's Talk About the PDP appealing the judgment against Section 84 of the Electoral Act. #NigeriainfoHF Sandra Ezekwesili

Scott Morrison and senior government MPs have sought to downplay the federal implications of Labor's decisive victory at the South Australian state election, saying there's a “big difference” between the premiers and Anthony Albanese.Liberal Party Premier Steven Marshall conceded defeat on Saturday night, with big swings towards Labor making Peter Malinauskas the first leader to defeat an incumbent government since the pandemic began.The ABC is projecting Labor will win 26 seats and the Liberals 15, with five independents.Labor enjoyed swings of more than 5 per cent on a two-party preferred basis across South Australia, posing questions for the Morrison government ahead of the imminent federal election.The Prime Minister on Sunday insisted the South Australian election was fought on “state issues” and said the federal election would be different.Mr Morrison appeared to be well aware that he will have to get voters to re-elect him as the nation's Liberal leader in an environment where Labor premiers have proved incredibly popular in their states.“What I know is that Anthony Albanese is not Peter Malinauskas, he is not any of the other premiers, he is not Annastacia Palaszczuk. He is none of these other premiers,” Mr Morrison said, taking a dig at the Opposition Leader.“One thing they have noticed is there is a big difference between Anthony Albanese as the federal Labor leader and what we see in the performance of some of his state colleagues.“Mark McGowan is a good example of that. Anthony Albanese is no Mark McGowan. That is for sure.”Mr Morrison and Mr McGowan last week appeared side-by-side at a joint press conference in Western Australia, where the Liberal Party was almost completely wiped out at the most recent state election.Finance Minister Simon Birmingham on Sunday tried to minimise any ramifications from the South Australian Liberals' stunning loss.The most senior South Australian politician in the Morrison government claimed some South Australian voters were “potentially tricked” by Labor's state election campaign after the party secured a decisive victory.Appearing on ABC's Insiders, Senator Birmingham appeared reluctant to concede there were any lessons to be learned at a federal level.He said he would work as closely as he could with Mr Malinauskas, but claimed Labor had run a singularly focused “scare campaign” on hospitals and ambulance ramping.“I do think that Labor's campaign was effective, but I also think, as the Electoral Commission found, that it was based on misleading statements and that of course is something that does mean that some voters potentially were tricked,” he told the ABC.“But equally I think Covid-19 did play a very difficult role for Steven Marshall.”A Labor election advertisement about ambulance ramping in South Australia was last week found to have breached the state's Electoral Act because it was “inaccurate and misleading”.Labor was ordered to take down the commercial, which featured an ambulance officer claiming ramping was “worse than ever”, because it contradicted SA Health data that showed ramping times had markedly declined.Last week the state's ambulance union said five people had died while waiting for paramedics to respond to calls for help in the fortnight before the election.And the issues of ambulance ramping and hospital wait times seemed to resonate with voters.Senator Birmingham claimed there was a possibility Labor would collude with unions on campaign “strategy tactics” ahead of the federal election.However, he said no government was perfect and that the federal election was “always going to be a challenging one” for the Coalition.Later that morning, Mr Malinauskas told reporters he was committed to solving the ambulance ramping “crisis” but said his government would have a broad policy agenda that was not singularly focused on...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Contrary to expectations that the Senate would succumb to the request by President Muhammadu Buhari to further amend Electoral Act 2022 by deleting section 84(12), lawmakers roundly rejected it, fueling commendations from various quarters.In this episode of Nigeria Daily we discuss the real reason why the  senate rejected the President's request.

On October 12th, the National Assembly approved amendments to section 52 of the Electoral Act that would empower the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) to implement electronic transmission of election results. But for some reason, that same day, they decided to propose a critical amendment to section 87 of the Electoral Act. The amendment would require political parties to hold direct parties instead of having the option for indirect primaries. Then they sent all the amendments off to the President for his assent. He returned the bill back to them, unsigned. His reasons for not signing came down to section 87. What does this mean for section 52? ——————————————— This episode was produced by Rahmat Muhammad, Anthonieta Kalunta, John Iwodi, Dominic Tabakaji and Sam Tabakaji. Executive producer Rahmat Muhammad. Special thanks to Mala Iwa Gbado Ikaleku. Copyright (c) 2022 Triple-E Media Productions. All rights reserved. ——————————————— ▶︎Follow us @234.audio on Instagram, @234audio on Facebook, and @234audio on Twitter ▶︎Subscribe to our 234Audio YouTube channel ——————————————— If you are interested in sponsoring or licensing this program, reach out to us via WhatsApp at +234 818 230 1234 or send us e-mail at info@234audio.com ———————————————

Right before taking their summer recess, the Nigerian Assembly decided to debate amendments to the Electoral Act. The act has 158 clauses and they considered each clause one by one. Everything was going well until they got to section 52 subsection 2. Then all hell broke loose. What's all the fuss about section 52 subsection 2? Find out this week on The Backstory podcast. This episode was produced by Anthonieta Kalunta, John Iwodi, Nabilah Usman, Dominic Tabakaji and Sam Tabakaji. Executive producer Rahmat Muhammad. Special thanks to Rabia Hadejia and Mala Iwa Gbado Ikaleku. Copyright (c) 2021 Triple-E Media Productions. All rights reserved. ——————————————— NCC's National Broadband Plan 2020 - 2025 https://www.ncc.gov.ng/documents/880-nigerian-national-broadband-plan-2020-2025/file —————————————————————————————— ▶︎Follow us @234.audio on Instagram, @234audio on Facebook, and @234audio on Twitter ▶︎Subscribe to our 234Audio YouTube channel ——————————————— If you are interested in sponsoring or licensing this program, reach out to us via WhatsApp at +234 818 230 1234 or send us e-mail at info@234audio.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebackstoryng/support