[热点] 谈谈新西兰选举权和 2014 大选

2014大选很快就快进行了，时间过得很快，上一届，当我还是国际留学 生的时候，我也一直默默关注着这次选举。我很羡慕我身边一些优秀的同学，加入选举队伍，能为自己喜欢党派和领导人投上一票。（也许有些人觉得这没什么，可 是我个人比较政治，历史，外交，国际关系这类社会科学话题，就是一直很关注这个民主国家的政治动态）。之前在国内，20多年，从未有过任何投票的机会。如 果我能投票，那想必明年将是我人生第一次拥有选举的权利。

It's always important to make sure you're enrolled and ready to vote. How else will you be able to have your say on the issues that affect you, your family, and New Zealand?

In New Zealand the law says that you must be enrolled on the electoral roll.  You must enrol if you:

• are 18 years or older, and
• have lived in New Zealand for more than one year continuously at some time in your life,  and
• are a New Zealand citizen, or
• are a permanent resident of New Zealand*.