"It is bizarre and
unacceptable that highly paid officials of the Electoral
Enrolment Centre when asked to interpret the Electoral Act
are unable to do so," National's Roger Sowry said
today.
"The report on Ms Bunkle establishes that she won't
be prosecuted, but it does not vindicate her. There are
still a large number of question marks hanging over what her
intent was in claiming this allowance.
"The Audit Office
clearly identified that Ms Bunkle's home was in Waikanae,
where it noted her 'treasures' were kept. It beggars belief
that the Electoral Enrolment Centre could produce such a
weak, limp report in which it cannot decide whether Ms
Bunkle was validly enrolled or not.
"The public will have
no such difficulties reaching a conclusion. Ms Bunkle's
ever-changing story of her residential circumstances paints
a picture which is very clear in the eyes of most people,"
Roger Sowry said.
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