Candidate nominations, including those for Invercargill City Council and the Bluff Community Board and Invercargill Licencing Trust, open today, Friday 15 July. Council Deputy Electoral Officer and Manager Governance and Legal Michael Morris said the opening of nominations signalled a busy, exciting and important time for the community.
“This is when the wheels of democracy start to turn and people who are interested in local decision-making and serving their community stand up to be counted,” he said.
Completed nomination forms can be delivered to the Invercargill City Council Central Administration Building on Esk St or emailed to [email protected].
Candidates must be nominated by two people who are registered to vote in the area they are running for, for example those nominating someone for the Bluff Community Board must live in Bluff, he said.
There is a lot of crucial information about what is needed in order to be nominated, which is all available in the pre-election report, the Candiate Handbook as well as on the Council webpage and the Vote Murihiku Facebook page, he said. Nominations close August 12 at 12pm.
The following elections will be held by postal vote on Saturday 8 October 2022.
Invercargill City Council: (First Past the Post electoral system)
- Election of the mayor
- Election of twelve councillors at large
- Election of five members for the Bluff Community Board
- Election of six members for the Invercargill Licencing Trust
Candidate names will be listed in fully random order on the voting papers.
Nominations:
Nominations for the listed positions open on Friday 15 July 2022 and must be made on the appropriate nomination form for each position. Nomination forms and a candidate information handbook can be found either on the Invercargill City Council website, or by request to the electoral officer via the contact options listed below. Completed nomination documents must be received by the electoral officer no later than 12noon on Friday 12 August 2022. Each nomination must be accompanied by a deposit of $200 incl GST, payable by eftpos, cash or on-line banking (see candidate handbook for requirements).
Candidates are encouraged to submit a candidate profile statement and colour photograph with their nomination, for sending out with voting documents to electors. The requirements for profile statements and photos are set out in a candidate handbook which is available with the nomination forms. All nomination documents must be lodged together.
Electoral Rolls:
Preliminary electoral rolls for these elections can be inspected at the following locations during office hours from Friday 15 July 2022 to Friday 12 August 2022.
- Invercargill City Council, Civic Administration Building, 101 Esk Street, Invercargill
- Bluff Service Centre, 94-98 Gore Street, Bluff
- Eve Poole Memorial Library, 50 Dee Street, Invercargill
- Electors may enrol or amend their enrolment details on the residential electoral roll by contacting the Electoral Commission:
- Online at vote.nz
- By texting your name and address to 3676 to get a form sent to you
- By calling 0800 36 76 56 to ask for a form to be sent to you
- By email request to [email protected]
Updates to the preliminary electoral roll close at 5pm on Friday 12 August 2022.
Applications for registration as a ratepayer elector are to be made on the non-resident ratepayer elector enrolment form available wherever copies of the electoral rolls are displayed and must be returned to the Invercargill City Council electoral officer before 5pm Friday 12 August 2022. Online applications for ratepayer elector registration can also be made through the non-resident ratepayer portal: www.electionz.com/ratepayer
Anthony Morton
Electoral Officer – Invercargill City Council
PO Box 3138 Christchurch 8140
[email protected]
0800 666 048
icc.govt.nz