Who may file a complaint?

New Zealand Electoral Act 1993 (2010), Part 6– Elections, p. 237 Recount

180Application to District Court Judge for recount

(1) Any constituency candidate for a district may, within 3working

days after the public declaration made under section 179

in respect of that district, apply to a District Court Judge for

the conduct, in respect of that district, of a recount of theelectorate

votes.

(2) Any secretary of a political party that is listed on the partof the

ballot paper that relates to the party vote may, within 3 working

days after the public declaration made under section 179 in

respect of a district, apply to a District Court Judge for the

conduct, in respect of that district, of a recount of the party

votes.

NewZealand Electoral Act 1993 (2010), Part 8 –Election petitions, p. 346

230Election petitions to High Court

(1) An election petition to which section 229(3) applies may be

presented to the High Court by 1 or more of the following

persons:

(a) a person who voted or had a right to vote at the election:

(b) a person claiming to have had a right to be elected or

returned at the election:

(c) a person alleging himself or herself to have been aconstituency

candidate at the election.

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