Nominations close for Wairoa District Council
by-election
Nominations closed today at noon for the
Wairoa District Council councillor by-election. A
by-election is being held on 17 February 2015, following the
recent resignation of a Wairoa District Council councillor.
Those nominated are:
CAVES, Denys
DAWSON,
Julianna
EVANS, Dave
GASKIN, Sean
HARAKI,
Shaun
HARKER, Jeremy (Independent)
LEYLAND,
Don
MIHAERE, Trevor Michael
PRESTON, Gordon
(Independent)
VAN DER MEER, Carl (Independent)
A postal
ballot for Wairoa District Council electors will commence on
Tuesday 27 January 2015 with the delivery of voting
documents.
Voting documents can be returned by post or
hand delivered to the Wairoa District Council offices
(Coronation Square, Queen Street, Wairoa), between Tuesday
27 January 2015 and Monday 16 February 2015 during normal
office hours, and Tuesday 17 February 2015 until noon.
A
person can apply to enrol as either a residential or
ratepayer elector up to and including Monday 16 February
2015 – the day before the close of
voting.
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