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Resolution number WTM/2017/31
MOVED
by Chairperson P Coom, seconded by Member M Davey:
That the Waitematā
Local Board:
a) establish
a working party of Chair Pippa Coom and Member Richard Northey to prepare feedback
for input into Auckland Council’s submission to the Justice and
Electoral Select Committee’s Inquiry into the 2016 local authority
elections, specifically focussing on the following matters, to be confirmed
at a meeting of the full board:
(i)
Matai
names
(ii)
Vacancies
occurring within six months of an election
(iii)
Legal
requirement for candidate to state whether residing in area
(iv)
Timing of
school holidays
(v)
Electronic
transmission of voting documents to and from voters overseas
(vi)
Electoral
Officer to have access to the supplementary roll
(vii)
Access to
data associated with electoral roll
(viii)
Electronic
nominations and candidate profile statements.
(ix)
Legislative
confirmation that local authorities may promote elections
(x)
Time
period for printing electoral rolls
(xi)
Electronic
access to electoral rolls for election staff
(xii)
Close of
voting time
(xiii)
Discourage
inappropriate use of elections
(xiv)
Separation
of DHB elections.
(xv)
Candidate
information in different languages
(xvi)
Consistency
between Electoral Regulations and Local Electoral Regulations
(xvii)
Relationship
with Electoral Commission
b) formally
request that the Electoral Officer investigate and report back as to why
ballot papers went missing during the election period, what action was taken
at the time and what steps are being taken to ensure it does not happen
again.
CARRIED
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