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Was an actual estimated per-election-cycle cost of transitioning all local elections to booth voting included in briefing LG20258140, and if so, why were they withheld from the public?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Was an actual estimated per-election-cycle cost of transitioning all local elections to booth voting included in briefing LG20258140, and if so, why were they withheld from the public?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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Yes, and it was not withheld from the public. Briefing LG20258140 mentions booth voting being 4-5 times the price of postal voting (i.e. up to $200 million) and be significantly more complex.