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To qualify as a candidate for election to a district or regional
council, you must be:
- enrolled as a parliamentary elector anywhere in New Zealand
- a New Zealand citizen.
To qualify as a candidate for election to a district health board, you
must be:
- enrolled as a parliamentary elector anywhere in New Zealand
-a New Zealand citizen
- not disqualified by either clause 17, Schedule 2 of the New Zealand
Public Health and Disability Act 2000 or section 30(2)(a) to (f) Crown
Entities Act 2004.
Nominations
Candidates must be nominated by two people, both of whom need to sign the nomination form. The nominees must be on the electoral roll for the district or subdivision of the district (for example, ward or constituency) in which the candidate is standing.
Candidates cannot nominate themselves for office. They can stand independently or under a party grouping or affiliation - similar to the process that political parties use in parliamentary elections.
Nominations for all positions closed at 12 noon on Friday 20 August 2010.
Nominators
Nominators for candidates on the district or regional council can be
residential or ratepayer electors.
Nominators of district health board candidates must be residential electors in the district health board's area.
Nomination forms will be available on 23 July 2010.
Restrictions for Election of Local Authorities
The following restrictions apply for candidates for a district council and regional council:
You cannot stand for election to both the Masterton District Council
(as Mayor or Councillor) and the Greater Wellington Regional Council.
You cannot stand for election to more than one ward or constituency of the
same authority.
You cannot have concerns or interests in contracts over $25,000 with the
local authority. However, this may be waived if, before standing, you get
approval from the Office of the Auditor-General.
If you are employed by a local authority and are elected as mayor or
councillor of that local authority, you must resign as an employee before
taking up the position as an elected member. The rules of an individual
local authority may mean that an employee has to take leave of absence for
campaigning purposes before the election.
If you're employed by the police as a constable, authorised officer or
supervisor, you must take leave of absence if you want to stand for
election to a local authority. If elected, you would have to resign from
the police.
Restrictions for Election of District Health Board Members
If you are standing for a district health board, you can also stand for mayor, the district council, or the regional council but you will be subject to the restrictions outlined above.
You can only stand for one district health board.
More Information
Detailed information booklets, to help candidates during the
electioneering period, will be available to all candidates from the
Council in early July 2010.
Phone: 06 370 6300
