New map makes voting for Kāpiti Coast District Council easy
New map makes voting for Kāpiti Coast District
Council
easy
Media
release: Asher Wilson-Goldman for Kāpiti Coast District
Council
A new map has been released with the
location and opening hours of the 43 different places
Kāpiti Coast residents can cast their vote this
election. Asher Wilson-Goldman, candidate for Districtwide
Councillor, created the map after hearing that many people
no longer knew where their local NZ Post box or shop was
given the many closures in recent years.
“The
closure of the NZ Post shop at Coastlands in late 2018 was
just the latest move to reduce the public visibility of the
postal service in Kāpiti,” said Asher Wilson-Goldman,
“Many people have told me they’re as confused by where
they can vote as any other challenge to voting this year, so
I’ve decided to make it easy for them.”
Kāpiti
Coast residents can visit www.AsherForKapiti.nz/wheretovote to
view an interactive map on their computers, tablets or
mobiles, listing all of the local spots where votes will be
accepted.
Voting papers will arrive via post from
September 20-25, and they must reach the Council office by
12 noon on October 12 at the latest to be counted. If you
are posting your voting papers, you should do this by 5pm
Tuesday 8 October to ensure they arrive in time.
From
Wednesday 9 to Saturday 12 October, votes should be dropped
off in person at one of the sites marked by a red star icon
on the map.
“For some of our younger residents, this
election could be the first time they’ve ever actually
posted a letter, and any extra challenge could be the one
thing that makes them decide it isn’t worth the
effort.”
“It’s really important that everyone
takes the chance to have their say this election,” said
Asher Wilson-Goldman, “I hope this map makes things a
little bit more simple and I encourage everyone to share it
with their friends and family”.
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