Palmerston North City Council Candidates Information Booklet

15SPECIAL VOTINGSpecial Votes are available to electors:- Whose names do not appear on the Final Electoral Rolls, but who qualify aselectors, i.e. the elector has enrolled after the closing of the Electoral Roll.- Who did not receive a voting document previously posted to them.- Who spoil or damage a voting document previously posted to them.- Whose names are on the Unpublished Electoral Roll.- Special Votes will be available at the Customer Service Centre, Civic AdministrationBuilding, 32 The Square.Special voting facilities will operate on the following hours:- Monday to Friday – 8.00am to 5.00pm- Saturday 12 October – 8.00am to 12.00 noonSpecial Votes can be posted directly out to electors. Completed voting documents,however, must be returned to the Electoral Officer by noon on election day. Persons wishingto receive voting documents in this manner should telephone the Council and ask to speakto the Electoral Officer or an election official (telephone (06) 356 8199).Special Votes require the completion of a statutory declaration. This is a legal requirementand a protection for electors against possible duplicate voting.If an elector requests a Special Vote and is not on the Parliamentary Roll (for example,having just turned 18 years of age), the person must enrol by Friday 11 October 2013. Anapplication for registration as a Parliamentary elector may be obtained:- From the Customer Service Centre, Civic Administration Building- From any Post Shop- By telephoning 0800 ENROL NOW (0800 36 76 56)- Accessing the Electoral Enrolment Centre website on www.elections.org.nzSpecial Votes can be uplifted on behalf of an elector with their written authority but cannotbe collected by candidates or their assistants for distribution to electors.50 Palmerston North City Council Elections 2013