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Elections 2010

Local authority elections will be held on Saturday, 9 October 2010.

Elections are held for city, district and regional councils, licensing trusts and district health boards.

In the Waitaki District, these elections include:

· election of mayor, councillors and community board members for the Waitaki District Council

· election of councillor for the Moeraki Constituency of the Otago Regional Council

· election of councillors for the South Canterbury Constituency of the Canterbury Regional Council

· election of members for the Oamaru Licensing Trust

· election of members for the Otago District Health Board

Key Dates

By 23 July 2010	Public notice of election, calling for nominations, roll open for inspection
23 July 2010	Nominations open. Electoral Roll opens for inspection.
20 August 2010	Nominations close at 12 noon Electoral Roll closes at 4.00 pm
17 - 22 September 2010	Delivery of voting documents
17 September – 9 October 2010	Progressive roll scrutiny Special voting period Early processing period
9 October 2010	Election Day (voting closes at 12 Noon) Preliminary results announced
9 - 13 October 2010	Qualification of special votes and official count
13 - 20 October 2010	Declaration/Public Notice of results

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.

Enrol or 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 you can enrol or change your details on-line.

Council also has some enrolment packs available from its offices in Oamaru and Palmerston.

Non-Resident Ratepayer Roll

If you live in one local authority district or community board area but pay rates on a property in another, you may be eligible to enrol on the non-resident ratepayer roll. Information will be sent to all ratepayers in March/April 2010.

Click for more information Non-Resident Ratepay Roll Flyer 2007 (pdf, 134kb)

Click for the enrolment form Non-Resident Ratepayer Roll Enrolment Form (pdf, 29kb)

Make Your Vote Count

The elections are held by postal vote. Voting documents will be sent to electors between 17 September and 22 September 2010.

Voting documents must be returned to the Council office by 12 noon on Saturday, 9 October 2010 to be counted.

You can either post your documents back in the pre-paid envelope for drop them into the voting box at the Council Office, 20 Thames Street, Oamaru. The office will be open on the Saturday morning of 13 October for the return of voting documents.

Every VOTE counts so make sure you return yours.

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

ELECTIONS 2007