An Auckland judge has upheld a petition in the Manukau District Court calling for a judicial inquiry following allegations of fraud in an Auckland local body election.
The judge ruled that the irregularities materially affected the result, declaring the election of local board members for the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board void.
A new election will now be held.
Andrew Geddis is an Otago University Professor of Law, and was also on the Local Government NZ electoral reform working group, which earlier this year called for the Electoral Commission to take over both the promotion of local body voting and the administration of elections
He joins Emile Donovan.
Photo: Supplied via LDR
