Rabble on Nostr: Aotearoa New Zealand has a pretty free and fair electoral system but the lack of ...

Aotearoa New Zealand has a pretty free and fair electoral system but the lack of limits on campaign donations is a problem.

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"In June, the Independent Electoral Review panel issued an interim report with a series of recommendations to tighten the rules.

The panel said there was a 'low level of public trust' in the private funding of political parties. It had two key recommendations...

* Ban businesses and organisations like unions from donating
* Limit the amount a person can give to any one party to $30,000 in each electoral cycle"

Farah Hancock, 2023

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/502069/what-would-happen-if-only-voters-not-unions-or-businesses-could-donate-to-political-parties

#Aotearoa #PolicyNZ #elections