Photo: New Zealand Electoral Commission"I don't know anything about New Zealand politics. That question from a friend set Jessie Chiang off on a quest to find out what is troubling first time voters about the process and what is stopping them from exercising their democratic right. *What is the difference between the party vote and the electorate vote? I don't see a difference between voting for ACT or National because they stand for relatively the same things. *I read what I can but I still don't feel fully educated on every candidate, is it still ok to vote?

Source: Otago Daily Times June 28, 2020 23:03 UTC