Provision of Electoral Services (M42)
Scope of Appropriation
This appropriation is limited to funding the Electoral Commission for services relating to the registration of political parties, the conduct of education and information programmes and other activities to promote public awareness on electoral matters, receiving and forwarding protected disclosure donations to registered political parties, receiving returns of registered political parties' election expenses and advisory services on electoral matters.
Expenses
| 2007/08 | 2008/09 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Budgeted $000 |
Estimated Actual $000 |
Budget $000 |
|
| Total Appropriation | 18,600 | 18,600 | 1,284 |
Reasons for Change in Appropriation
Funds relating to producing and maintaining electoral rolls have been transferred to the new appropriation, Producing and Maintaining Electoral Rolls.
Output Performance Measures and Standards
| 2007/08 | 2008/09 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Measures | Budgeted Standard |
Estimated Actual Standard |
Budget Standard |
| Number of publicly available resources that have been designed for use in schools | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Number of research reports commissioned on aspects of electoral participation | 3-7 | 5 | 2 |
| Number of presentations made on electoral matters (in New Zealand and overseas) | 35-45 | 50 | 40-50 |
| Number of complaints about administration of party or third party registration, listing or compliance requirements 1 | - | - | - |
Note 1 - New Measure for 2008/09.
Current and Past Policy Initiatives
| Policy Initiative | Year of First Impact |
2007/08 Budgeted $000 |
2008/09 Budget $000 |
2009/10 Estimated $000 |
2010/11 Estimated $000 |
2011/12 Estimated $000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinstating Capacity for Public Information Campaign on MMP | 2008 | - | 550 | - | - | - |
