Voting Rights
Not all prisoners to be allowed to vote
27 Feb 2020
Lawyer Michael Bott joins The Panel to talk about a descision by the Justice Minister not to let all prisoners vote - despite ministry advice. Audio
Should prisoners have the right to vote?
12 Aug 2019
The Waitangi Tribunal is telling the government to repeal a law preventing prisoners from voting, saying it unfairly and disproportionately affects Maori and is a breach of the Treaty. Former MP and… Audio
Banning prisoners from voting ‘inconsistent’ with Bill of Rights
9 Nov 2018
Justice Minister Andrew Little says the government has no immediate plans to change the law to allow prisoners to vote, despite a Supreme Court decision which said the fact they are prohibited is… Video, Audio