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Make It 16 Launches Petition Calling On The New Government To Keep The Voting Age Bill Alive
Thursday, 2 November 2023, 2:04 pm | Make It 16
Make It 16 has just launched its “Don’t Kill the Bill” petition, calling on the new National-Led Government not to drop the Electoral (Lowering Voting Age for Local Elections and Polls) Amendment Bill, which would lower the voting age for local ... More >>
Make It 16 Celebrates Voting Age Bill Passing First Reading; Must Come Into Force For 2025 Local Elections Not 2028
Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 8:40 pm | Make It 16
Today the Electoral (Lowering Voting Age for Local Elections and Polls) Legislation Bill received its first reading in Parliament. It will now be sent to the justice select committee and be open for public submissions. Make It 16 will be pushing to ... More >>
Bill To Lower The Voting Age For Local Elections To Receive First Reading Today
Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 11:59 am | Make It 16
At approximately 3-3:30 today Parliament will debate the response to the Supreme Court's declaration that preventing 16 and 17 year-olds from voting is inconsistent with the Bill of Rights. Immediately afterwards the Electoral (Lowering Voting Age ... More >>
Bill To Lower The Voting Age For Local Elections Is Introduced To Parliament
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 2:10 pm | Make It 16
Today the Government has introduced a Bill to Parliament to lower the voting age for local elections, following through on its commitment made following the Supreme Court declaring that the voting age of 18 for local and general elections is inconsistent ... More >>
Expert Opinion Is Now Overwhelming, All Politicians Must Support Lowering The Voting Age For Local Elections
Tuesday, 20 June 2023, 7:34 pm | Make It 16
Today the expert and independent Review into the Future of Local Government released its final report. It confirms the recommendation from its draft report that the voting age be lowered to 16 for local elections. This comes just two weeks after the Independent ... More >>
Expert Independent Electoral Law Review Joins Chorus Of Calls Saying The Voting Age Must Be Lowered To 16
Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 11:43 am | Make It 16
Today (Tuesday 6 June 2023) the Independent Electoral Law Review, made up of independent experts in New Zealand’s election system, recommended in its interim report that the voting age be lowered to 16. This comes just two weeks after Parliament’s Justice ... More >>
Make It 16 Calls On Government To Rethink Local Elections Bill Timeline - Bill Should Be Passed Before End Of This Term
Monday, 13 March 2023, 4:35 pm | Make It 16
At the post-cabinet press conference today Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced the government will be introducing a Bill to Parliament to lower the voting age to 16 for local elections only. This comes after significant calls from rangatahi and ... More >>
Make It 16 Strongly Opposes Holding A Referendum On The Voting Age
Friday, 3 March 2023, 12:56 pm | Make It 16
On Friday Hon Michael Wood hinted that the Goverment may consider holding a referendum on the voting age . Make it 16 strongly opposes a referendum on the voting age. “Asking people who can already vote whether they think that 16 and 17 year-olds should have ... More >>
Government Goes Slow On Bill To Lower The Voting Age Despite Strong Council Support
Friday, 3 March 2023, 11:07 am | Make It 16
On Wednesday this week the Justice Select Committee opened submissions into its review of the Supreme Court’s declaration that preventing 16 and 17 year-olds from voting is inconsistent with the Bill of Rights. It had initially been announced in ... More >>
Make It 16 Welcomes New Local Government Minister And Call On Him To Make Voting Age A Priority
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 4:27 pm | Make It 16
Today the Prime Minister announced the appointment of Kieran McAnulty as the new Minister of Local Government. “We welcome Minister McAnulty to the role and call on him to follow the Review into the Future of Local Government’s recommendation ... More >>
Hutt City Council Joins Call To Lower The Voting Age For Local Elections
Wednesday, 21 December 2022, 6:52 pm | Make It 16
Yesterday Hutt City Council voted by an overwhelming majority to support a voting age of 16 for local elections. They join four other councils, the Review Into the Future of Local Government, and 73 Local Government Elected Members. Within the last ... More >>
Substantial Support For Lowering The Voting Age For Local Government Elections
Friday, 2 December 2022, 5:40 am | Make It 16
01 December Yesterday 66 Local Government Elected Members sent an open letter to Cabinet calling on them to allow a separate vote on the voting age for local elections, and urging Parliament to pass that vote. This comes at the same time as Porirua City ... More >>
Government Bill To Lower Voting Age Must Include Option To Just Lower Voting Age For Local Elections
Monday, 21 November 2022, 7:38 pm | Make It 16
“We welcome the decision of the Government today to introduce a Bill to lower the voting age to 16. This is an appropriate response to the Supreme Court’s historic decision that the current voting age is a breach of the Bill of Rights Act,” says ... More >>
Supreme Court Declares Preventing 16 And 17 Year-olds From Voting Is A Breach Of The Bill Of Rights
Monday, 21 November 2022, 11:17 am | Make It 16
In a landmark judgment issued on Monday 21 November te Kōti Mana Nui o Aotearoa | the New Zealand Supreme Court declared that the current law preventing 16 and 17 year-olds from voting is inconsistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. ... More >>
Future Of Local Government Review Recommends Lowering The Voting Age To 16
Friday, 28 October 2022, 11:48 am | Make It 16
Today the Future of Local Government Review released its draft report aimed at reforming local government in Aotearoa. It includes a recommendation to make the voting age 16 for local government elections. “This sends a strong signal to the Government ... More >>
Make It 16 Petition To Lower Voting Age Given To MPs
Thursday, 29 September 2022, 6:23 am | Make It 16
This Thursday at 5pm, Make It 16 will hand over a petition to Parliament, asking for a law change to allow 16 and 17 year-olds to vote. The petition has over 7,000 signatures. “This petition shows that thousands of New Zealanders are supporters ... More >>
Member’s Bill Containing Change To Voting Age Not To Be Considered By Select Committee
Thursday, 22 September 2022, 5:38 am | Make It 16
21 September Today a member’s Bill in the name of Golriz Gharaman, which contained a provision to make the voting age 16, did not pass first reading—meaning it will not be considered by a select committee. Labour and National members said many provisions ... More >>
PR: Make It 16 Welcomes Law Change On Declarations Of Inconsistency
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 10:46 am | Make It 16
Parliament unanimously passed the New Zealand Bill of Rights (Declarations of Inconsistency) Amendment Bill today. This establishes a process for Parliament and the Government to reconsider laws that courts have found to be unjustified limits on human rights. ... More >>
Cross-Party Support For Make It 16 At Youth Parliament
Wednesday, 20 July 2022, 6:48 am | Make It 16
Youth MPs across political parties have come out in support of Make it 16. More than half of the 120 Youth MPs have signed onto an open letter calling for Parliament to lower the voting age for both local and general elections. Youth MP and Make it ... More >>
Supreme Court Hearing Voting Age Case
Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 6:02 am | Make It 16
Today Te Kōti Mana Nui o Aotearoa/the New Zealand Supreme Court will be hearing Make It 16’s claim that preventing 16 and 17 year-olds from voting is unjustified age discrimination and therefore inconsistent with the Bill of Rights. The Court ... More >>
