Palmerston North City Council Candidates Information Booklet

- Civic Administration Building, 32 The Square (Customer Service Centre)- Central Library, 4 The Square (in the New Zealand and Pacific Room)- Libraries at Ashhurst, Highbury (Te Pātikitiki), Roslyn, Awapuni, Linton and MobileLibrary.Any alterations to the Residential Roll should be made by:- Completing the appropriate form available at any of the above locations and fromany PostShop, or- Telephoning 0800 ENROLNOW (0800 36 76 56), or- Free texting your name and address to 3676, or- Accessing the Electoral Enrolment Centre website on www.elections.org.nz.Any alterations or changes required, or omissions found in the Ratepayer Roll should bemade by contacting the Electoral Officer at the City Council, telephone (06) 356 8199.A copy of the Preliminary Electoral Roll for Palmerston North City may be purchased fromthe Electoral Officer for $60.00 (GST inclusive). Delivery of any purchased electoral roll willtake several days.Information contained in the Electoral Roll is not available from the Electoral Officer in anelectronic form, but candidates or political parties may request an electronic listing ofresident electors from Electoral Services, of the Electoral Commission (formerly the ElectoralEnrolment Centre), providing the criteria of Section 114 of the Electoral Act 1993 are met.An application form is required to be completed and this is available upon request fromElectoral Services, telephone 0800 36 76 56.The Final Electoral Roll is produced once the Preliminary Electoral Roll closes on 19 August2010. The Final Electoral Roll is used for issuing voting papers. Copies of this roll areavailable for inspection at the Civic Administration Building (Customer Service Centre) andthe Central Library (but not community libraries) from about 16 September 2010. Copies ofthis roll are also available for purchase.For each elector, the Electoral Roll includes the elector’s full name (surname, then firstnames) listed alphabetically and qualifying address. Postal addresses and occupations arenot included.With regard to non-resident Ratepayer Electors, a candidate may purchase mailing labelsand/or post box address lists from the Electoral Officer.Any person whose name is not included on the final electoral rolls by 19 August 2013 maystill enrol up to and including 11 October 2013, the day immediately before the close ofvoting, but will also need to apply to the Electoral Officer for special voting documents.Candidates or their scrutineers may request, before the close of voting, the Electoral Officerto provide a listing of names of persons from whom voting documents have been returned.A reasonable charge will be made for the supply of this information (Local Electoral Act2001, Section 68(6)).48 Palmerston North City Council Elections 2013