Here we go again… why voting is not a privilege to be removed as punishment

Magazine article

Open access

The Spinoff

01/05/2025

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/46515

Abstract

voting rights

New Zealand

prisoners

voting ban

democracy

human rights

The move to reinstate the total ban on prisoners voting resurrects a deeper debate over who deserves to be a part of our political community.

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Title: Here we go again… why voting is not a privilege to be removed as punishment
Creators: Andrew Geddis
Publication Details: The Spinoff
Academic Unit: Faculty of Law
Publisher: The Spinoff
Date published ; e-published: 01/05/2025
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Language: English
Resource Type ; Subtype: Magazine article