"We already have an offence of knowingly publishing false statements with the intention to influence voters. Currently it’s an offence in the two days leading up to voting and on election day, however around 70 per cent of New Zealanders are voting ahead of polling day."

#DeborahHart, Chair, Independent Electoral Review Panel, 2023

https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/news/publications/lawtalk/lawtalk-issue-955/a-clearer-fairer-more-accessible-democracy/

So the other 1093 days of election cycles, politicians can knowingly publish false statements to influence voters.

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Imagine all postelection coalition negotiations had to be multilateral. Including representatives from every party with MPs, and any independents, rather than the two largest parties negotiating separately.

Could this lead to a more cooperative approach to governing? Because the coalition deal itself had multi-party oversight and input.

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