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BY-ELECTION TIMETABLE
Summary of Important Dates
31 May 2009 Nominations opened
12 noon, 12 June 2009 Nominations CLOSED
9 - 14 July 2009 Delivery of voting documents
9 July 2009 Voting opens
12 noon, 31 July 2009 Voting CLOSED
By-Election Timetable. (22kb pdf)
Oamaru Licensing Trust Ward 1 By-Election Result
Member, Oamaru Licensing Trust - Ward 1
(One (1) Member to be elected)
GARVAN, Peter Duncan Independent 1,329
PERKINS, Hugh 1,269
PRESCOTT, Warren L 782
ENROL TO VOTE!!
To have your say at the elections, make sure you are on the electoral roll.
If you have turned 18 you will need to enrol to VOTE and, if you have moved house since the last election, now’s the time to update your details.
Enrolment Packs/Change of Details
To get an enrolment pack or change your address (or other) details, call the Electoral Enrolment Centre free on phone 0800 36 76 56 or visit them on-line at http://www.elections.org.nz/
Council also has some enrolment packs available from its offices in Oamaru and Palmerston.
Non-Resident Ratepayer Roll
Everyone who is 18 or older can enroll as a residential elector – see ‘Enrol To Vote!!’ above.
The non-resident ratepayer roll is for people/organisations who own a property in one local authority area but reside in a different area, for example you may own a business property in Oamaru but live in Auckland or you may live in Palmerston (the Waihemo ward) and own a property in Omarama (the Ahuriri ward).
The non-resident ratepayer roll gives a vote for the property so, if it is in joint ownership or owned by an organisation, one person must be nominated to vote. In addition, it only qualifies you to vote for issues which you wouldn’t get as a residential elector. An example is, if you lived in Palmerston and owned a property in Omarama, enrolling on the non-resident ratepayer roll would allow you a vote for the Ahuriri Community Board and Environment Canterbury but you wouldn’t get an additional vote for council or the health board as you would have already received these in your residential vote.
more information about being on the non-resident ratepayer roll can be found in the 2007 Ratepayer Roll Rates Information flyer
For an enrolment form, click here. (Enrolment form)
Please contact us if you have any questions about the non-resident ratepayer roll or the enrolment form.
MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT!
Every VOTE counts so send yours in.
The elections are held by postal vote. Voting documents will be sent to electors between 9 and 14 July 2009.
Voting documents must be returned to the Council office by 12 noon on Friday 31 July 2009 to be counted.
You can either post your documents back in the pre-paid envelope or drop them into the voting box at the Council Office, 20 Thames Street, Oamaru.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact:
Joanne Firman
Electoral Officer
email: jfirman@waitaki.govt.nz
David Blair
Deputy Electoral Officer
email: dblair@waitaki.govt.nz
or phone the Customer Services Unit on
Phone:(03) 433 0300 Fax: (03) 433 0301
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