citizen’s jury Archive

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    National snatches electoral reform back from the people - by frog



    The Green Party initiative to have electoral reform reviewed and managed by a citizens’ jury has been scrapped by the National government today. While not surprising, it does mean that electoral reform falls back into the hands of the politicians – putting the wolves back in charge of the hen house. The press release came [...] read more
    November 28, 2008 4:18 pm - 90 Comments
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    Time for an election date - by frog



    Colin James raises an important issue in this morning’s Herald (not on-line yet) when he challenges the Prime Minister to “name the election date then propose future election dates be fixed and regular”: If Clark, who pulled an early election on a pretext in 2002, set this year’s election date now, that would strike a [...] read more
    February 12, 2008 12:40 pm - 20 Comments
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    Citizens’ Jury to examine electoral laws - by frog



    Metiria and Russel have just announced that they have secured an agreement with the government to have campaign funding and finance examined by a Citizens’ Jury. The jury will include representatives from every electorate in the country and will be resourced so as to provide a considered opinion about the future of political party and [...] read more
    December 19, 2007 11:58 am - 51 Comments