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Friday, 10 December 2004

United Future calls for candidate nominations

The President of United Future, Graeme Reeves, today announced the opening of nominations for the party’s candidates at the next general election.

Nominations will close on 14 February 2005. Electorate candidate selection will be finalised shortly after 1 April 2005.

Mr Reeves said “The list ranking process will begin on 4 April 2005.

“Party members will have the opportunity to take part in the process through regional candidate forums which will be arranged in specific regions around the country during the month of April.

“The party list will be finalised around the middle of next year,” said Mr Reeves.

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