Public Notice
Notice is given under section 28(1) of the Local Electoral Act 2001 that the Waimate District Council resolved at the Ordinary Council Meeting on 20 June 2023 to hold the next triennial general elections in October 2025 under the First Past the Post (FPP) electoral system.
The choice is between the First Past the Post (FPP) electoral system and the Single Transferable Vote (STV) electoral system. Electors have a right to demand a poll to countermand the resolution to use the First Past the Post (FPP) electoral system for the Council elections in accordance with section 29 of the Local Electoral Act 2001.
A valid demand must be made in accordance with sections 29 and 30 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, being:
- Made in writing; and
- Signed by at least 5 percent of the number of electors enrolled as eligible to vote at the previous triennial general election of the Waimate District Council. This will require a minimum of 281 elector signatures; and
- If the poll is to be binding upon the next triennial general election, the demand must be delivered to the office of the Waimate District Council, 125 Queen Street, Waimate before 11 December 2023.
For further details on an elector’s right to demand a poll please contact Waimate District Council, 125 Queen Street, Waimate.
Every elector who signs a demand must also state their full name and the address for which the person is qualified as an elector of the Waimate District Council.
Stuart Duncan
Chief Executive