Leap in voting brings percentage to 24 percent
Leap in voting returns brings percentage to 24 percent
Today, 5868 votes were delivered to the Wellington City Council offices, bringing the total to 32,745, or 24.16 percent of registered voters.
More than 100,000 Wellingtonians have yet to vote.
The latest batch of votes takes this year’s total higher than 2007 so far – when 23.6 percent of votes were returned.
There are four days left to vote Tomorrow is the last day you can safely post your votes to the Wellington City Council electoral office. After that, you’re advised to place your vote in the ballot boxes at the Council offices on Wakefield Street, or at your local library.
Six candidates are contesting the capital’s mayoralty, and a total of 94 candidates are standing for the Wellington City Council, Tawa Community Board, Greater Wellington Regional Council and Capital & Coast District Health Board elections.
You can still apply for a special vote if you haven’t received your voting paper by now, or if your voting papers are too damaged or spoiled to use. Just go to the City Council’s Service Centre on Wakefield Street and register for a special vote.
The absolute last time people can place their vote in the ballot box is midday, Saturday 9 October.
There’s still time to find out about your local candidates. Go to the City Council website, Wellington.govt.nz, or to elections2010.co.nz to check out their profiles.
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