The government today tabled their election finance bill. Read the government’s release here. The legislation itself is here on Parliament’s website.
Initial Reaction:
Green Party: Elections should be about policy not money
No Right Turn blog: A closer look: the Electoral Finance Bill
KiwiBlog: Shutting down dissent and Anonymous and trust donations remain legal
Kyoto Forestry Association: Election-Year Spending Limit Worse Than Expected
National: Labour screws electoral scrum
Coverage:
RadioNZ: Electoral reform lobby group appalled secret trusts left out of electoral bill and Anonymous donations to political parties won’t be stopped by new bill - Greens
Newsroom: Diluted Campaign Spending Law Introduced
DomPost: $60,000 limit for political interest groups
Herald: New rules on election spending revealed
Radio NZ Audio: Minister Burton on Checkpoint; Morning Report piece
Minister: Press conference video (or press conference audio); Minister’s YouTube post
