新西兰选举委员会周一表示，新西兰大选提前投票第一周已有近100万张选票投出。
Nearly 1 million ballots have been cast in the first week of early voting for the New Zealand general election, the country's electoral commission said on Monday.
新西兰选举委员会称，10月26日至11月1日期间共投出913,762张选票，与2023年大选同期相比增长28%。该委员会称，周六为投票最繁忙的一天，当天发出的选票超过19万张。首席选举官卡尔·勒昆表示：“投票开局良好，还有六天可以投票。”本周每天约有600个投票站开放，投票日当天将增至2300多个。尽管政府引入了有争议的新规则，将选民登记截止日期提前至11月7日大选前13天，批评者认为较早的截止日期可能会阻碍参与，但提前投票仍出现强劲投票率。最新民调仍显示，在这场竞争激烈的选举中，尚未出现明确的胜选者或联盟组合。
A total of 913,762 votes were cast between October 26 and November 1, according to New Zealand's Electoral Commission The count represents a 28% jump compared with the same period during the 2023 election The busiest day was Saturday when more than 190,000 votes were issued, the commission said "Voting has got off to a good start, and there are still six more days to vote," said Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne Around 600 voting places will be open daily this week, with that number rising to more than 2,300 on election day The strong early turnout comes despite the government introducing controversial new rules that ended enrolment 13 days before the election on November 7, with critics arguing the earlier cut-off could deter participation Latest polls still show no clear winner or coalition grouping in the tightly contested election