Two people referred to Police after claiming to have voted more than once

The Electoral Commission has referred two people to the Police after they claimed to have voted more than once.

The commission published a notice titled "Referral to the Police" on 28 October 2026. The notice concerns two individuals who said they had cast more than one vote in an election. Electoral Commission

Voting more than once is an offence under section 215 of the Electoral Act 1993, the law that sets out how New Zealand elections are run. RNZ

The Act sets the penalty for the offence at a jail term of up to two years, a fine of up to $40,000, or both.

A referral to the Police passes a matter to the police, who investigate alleged offences. The Electoral Commission runs elections and enrolment in New Zealand and is the body that makes referrals of this kind.

The notice does not name the two people.