Elections
2019 election
Elections of members of local authorities are held once every three years, on the second Saturday in October. The next elections will be held on 12 October 2019.
The triennial elections of regional councils, city and district councils, community boards and local boards are held at the same time as elections for district health boards and licensing trusts.
Key dates
| 1 July 2019 | Electoral Commission enrolment campaign starts |
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| 19 July 2019 | Nominations open for candidates. Nominations have to be sent to the electoral officer for the council, district health board or licensing trust. Rolls open for inspection at council offices and other sites locally |
| 16 August 2019 | Nominations close at 12 noon. Rolls close. After this
date, anyone who is entitled to vote and who is not enrolled as an elector,
or whose details are incorrectly recorded on the roll, will have to cast a
‘special vote’.
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| 21 August 2019 | Election date and candidates’ names publicised by electoral officers. |
| 20-25 September 2019 | Voting documents delivered to households. Electors can post the documents back to electoral officers as soon as they have voted. |
| 12 October 2019 | Polling day — The voting documents must be at the council before voting closes at 12 noon. Preliminary results (ie once all ‘ordinary’ votes are counted) will be available as soon as possible afterwards. |
| 17-23 October 2019 (or as soon as practicable) | Official results (including all valid ordinary and special votes) declared. |
Waimate District Council electoral contacts
If you require further information please contact one the electoral officers below:
Warwick Lampp
Electoral Officer
www.electionz.com
Address: PO Box 39163, Christchurch 8545
Email: waimatedc@electionz.com
Phone: +64 3 377 3530
Carolyn Johns (Electoral Official)
Waimate District Council
125 Queen Street, Waimate 7924
carolyn@waimatedc.govt.nz
Phone: +64 3 689 0000
