Pirate Party Submits to Parliament

Saturday, 19 February 2011, 12:05 pm
Press Release: PPNZ

I would like to invite you to examine and review our submission to the
Justice and Electoral Committee:

http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/SC/Documents/Evidence/d/1/6/49SCJE_EVI_00DBSCH_INQ_10420_1_A165985-Pirate-Party-New-Zealand.htm

or
http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/C32AC6AE-ECFF-4B68-B152-27F15A001C80/181753/49SCJE_EVI_00DBSCH_INQ_10420_1_A165985_PirateParty.pdf

We believe that bar-codes on ballots conflict with The Declaration of
Human Rights.

There is also another submission backing our apprehension of
inadequate scrutiny:

http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/SC/Documents/Evidence/6/7/7/49SCJE_EVI_00DBSCH_INQ_10420_1_A165591-Professor-Walter-C-Clark.htm

or
http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/33400B01-B1FD-4CF7-8D45-3FB8AF67F485/181745/49SCJE_EVI_00DBSCH_INQ_10420_1_A165591_ProfessorWa.pdf

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