Voting stickers canned for NZ election 2020 due to Covid-19 risk

October 4, 2020
Mangonui, New Zealand - September 20, 2014: "Yes, I Have Voted" sticker of New Zealand 2014 General Election. The Electoral Commission said 717,579 people voted in advance of election day, more than double then Election in 2011.

You'll be out of luck if you're looking for a sticker at the polling booth this year, as they've been scrapped by the Electoral Commission due to Covid-19. 

The usual election staple has been deemed too much of a Covid-19 health risk to proceed with.

Instead, people can use digital GIPHY stickers in their social media posts and photos. 

Just two weeks out from election day and now with early voting open to the general public, Kiwis have taken to social media questioning the decision. 

It's one of many changes at the polling station this year.

There's also an abundance of hand sanitiser available, contact tracing underway and social distancing to be observed when you go to vote. 

People are encouraged to bring their own pens, but the Electoral Commission says they will have some available in the booths in case they forget. 

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