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STV vs FPP poll: voting papers to be mailed out
NEWS RELEASE
29 August 2008
STV vs FPP poll:
voting papers to be mailed out
Voting papers for
Wellington City’s STV vs FPP poll are to be mailed to
about 132,000 registered voters from next Friday 5
September.
Wellington Electoral Officer Ross Bly is
urging Wellingtonians to vote in the poll – which will
choose the electoral system for future City Council
elections.
A total of 132,762 electors will receive
their voting packs between 5 and 10
September.
“Keep an eye out for the distinctive
envelope with the yellow ‘vote-off’ symbol on the
front,” says Mr Bly.
He says it’s a good idea
to cast your vote and send it back as soon as you can so the
voting documents don’t get forgotten. All voting papers
must be back with Mr Bly by midday Saturday 27
September.
The preliminary results of the poll
will be announced on Saturday 27 September after all the
votes have been counted. The final results will be declared
on Tuesday 30 September.
Mr Bly says the Council is
holding a postal poll to determine which electoral system
will be used in at least the next two Council elections to
elect the Mayor, Councillors and community board
members.
“In a nutshell STV, the electoral system
currently in place, is where you rank candidates in your
order of preference – 1, 2, 3 and so on - and FPP is where
you place a tick beside your preferred
candidates.”
“We’ve got plenty of information
available on the two systems so registered voters can read
up, decide which they prefer and then cast their
vote.”
The poll will be conducted using the FPP
system and the result of the poll is binding on the Council
for at least the 2010 and 2013 local authority
elections.
People who have enrolled on the
Council’s electoral roll since 8 August 2008 can apply to
the Electoral Officer for a special vote.
The
poll is completely unrelated to the General Election being
held later this year.
Information on the two
electoral systems and the poll in general is available via
the Councils website - www.Wellington.govt.nz - or by
calling the Council on 499
4444.
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