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[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 8 points 4 days ago

That's the whole idea. The right wing parties have a greater chance of winning when they suppress the vote. Also David Seymour explicitly said he doesn't want people he hates to be able to vote.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The Electoral Commission’s projections of lost votes came amid two days of oral submissions on proposals to bring forward the enrolment deadline to 13 days before the election, a move critics say could worsen voter turn-out, especially for those already unlikely to vote.

So it worsens voter turnout for those already unlikely to vote for the parties bringing the changes.