Electoral review far from bipartisan, says National

Electoral review far from bipartisan, says National
The public is being invited to have it's say on election rules. (Image: Getty)
Jem Traylen
The National party says an independent review of election laws is far from being the bipartisan process the government said it would be.National's Paul Goldsmith told BusinessDesk he’s been justice spokesperson since November and had no say on the makeup of the review panel or its terms of reference.He said it’s possible the government emailed them around the time the party leadership changed in November “but no response had been sent, so we had no direct involvement”.In announcing the review, former justice minister...

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