NEW: @darrenhughesnz on gov't plans to scrap remote participation this AM:
“Cutting off all remote participation without provision for shielding MPs risks leaving representatives locked out, and millions of voters made voiceless"
“Cutting off all remote participation without provision for shielding MPs risks leaving representatives locked out, and millions of voters made voiceless"
.@darrenhughesnz: "Proposals for ‘kilometre queues’ are absurd and unnecessary when digital voting has worked well. Both the Procedure Committee & opposition have put forward sensible amendments today to ensure democratic participation is protected and address major concerns"
It's senseless to stop remote participation while the pandemic still rages.
We call on the government to listen to the concerns of the Procedure Committee, shielding MPs, equality groups, and voters to avoid turning this into a rump Parliament with cores of MPs excluded
We call on the government to listen to the concerns of the Procedure Committee, shielding MPs, equality groups, and voters to avoid turning this into a rump Parliament with cores of MPs excluded
There are common-sense compromises on the table – they must not be cast simply for the sake of reversing progress.
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