GREG O'CONNOR (Labour—Ōhāriu): Democracies around the world are lamenting the lack of participation, lamenting the poor voter turnouts. This Electoral Amendment Bill will allow 19,000 New Zealanders who weren't able to vote last year because they turned up a day later—had they turned up any stage in the two-week pre-voting period, they would have been able to enrol, and vote on the day. This allows them to do just that. It means that we will have 19,000 more people—or would have had 19,000 more people—participating in the very democratic process that we are all intent on preserving. This is good, logical legislation. Those who passionately oppose it are really opposing improved democracy. I commend this to the House.