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Come on Auckland – Vote

Published: Fri 7 Oct 2016 09:02 AM
Come on Auckland – Vote
We'll have a new mayor-elect on Saturday and more than one million Aucklanders can still have a say in who that will be.
But the clock is ticking. The ballot closes at midday on Saturday 8 October.
To date 33.4 per cent of votes have been returned. That’s a long way short of what Auckland voters are telling us in their responses to a spot poll council has run on Twitter over the past 48 hours.
The spot poll respondents have a strong sense of duty, even made the decisions, more than half have posted their votes and an overwhelming majority say they are going to vote – but you need to get going or going will be gone,
Come on Auckland get those votes in. Show your love!
Twitter Spot Poll
Questions
#
Yes
%
No
%
Do you think you should vote?5647723
Have you decided who you're voting for yet?1717525
Have you posted your vote?5885347
Are you going to vote847129
Even with the deadline looming there is still time for people to deliver their vote direct to any one of 55 libraries, nine service centres and seven giant heart-on-a-stick ballot boxes at the Orewa, Takapuna, New Lynn, Manukau, Pakuranga, Pukekohe libraries and on lower Queen St, outside Britomart Station.
Go to the interactive map for locations near you. And if you still haven’t made up your mind about who to support check out the council’s showyourlove.co.nz website for information about the candidates in your area and their thoughts on key issues.
If you want to vote but are not on the electoral roll, or you haven’t received your voting document, there is still time as well.
You can register or make an address change to the electoral roll by 4.00pm Friday 7 October, and cast a special vote right up to midday Saturday 8 October. Here’s what to do:
• Just phone the Electoral Office on 09 950 7539 or 0800 922 822 to enrol or check if you are on the roll
• Visit the special voting venue nearest to your residential address to get your papers. See the list below:
Electoral Office (Election Services)
Level 3, Custom House, 50 Anzac Ave, Auckland City
Birkenhead Library
Nell Fisher Reserve, Hinemoa St , Birkenhead
Glen Eden Library
12 - 32 Glendale Road, Glen Eden
Howick Library
25 Uxbridge Road, Howick
Kumeu Library
296 Main Road, Huapai
Warkworth Library
2 Baxter Street, Warkworth
Great Barrier Service Centre
Hector Sanderson Road, Claris, Great Barrier
Henderson Service Centre
6 Henderson Valley Road, Henderson
Manukau Service Centre
4 Osterley Way, Manukau
Orewa Service Centre
50 Centreway Road, Orewa
Papakura Service Centre
35 Coles Crescent, Papakura
Pukekohe Service Centre
82 Manukau Road, Pukekohe
Takapuna Service Centre
1 The Strand, Takapuna
Waiheke Service Centre
10 Belgium Street, Waiheke
Where to vote:
• any one of 55 libraries
• 9 service centres
• 7 giant heart-on-a-stick ballot boxes at the Orewa, Takapuna, New Lynn, Manukau, Pakuranga, Pukekohe libraries and on lower Queen St, outside Britomart Station
• 1 Love Bus mobile ballot box
• Go to the interactive map for locations near you.
ENDS

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