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Don’t Forget - Voting Closes on Saturday
Don’t Forget - Voting Closes on Saturday
Dunedin, 7 October 2013 – It’s time to get those papers in - voting for the local body elections closes on Saturday.
If you haven’t already sent your voting papers in, now is the time to fill them out and return them. The elections are held by postal vote and papers must be mailed or delivered in time to be received by 12 noon on Election Day, Saturday 12 October.
Wednesday is the last recommended date for posting to ensure voting papers are received in time, but people can drop them in at the Civic Centre until Saturday.
The Electoral Officer for the Dunedin City Council, the Otago Regional Council and the Southern District Health Board, Pam Jordan, says if you have not received voting papers, you can cast a special vote.
The best way to do this now is to visit the Special Voting Booth in the Plaza Meeting Room in the Civic Centre. The booth is open Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm, and also on Saturday morning.
Ms Jordan says fewer people have voted so far than at the same point in the past three elections. As of Friday, 18.65% of voting papers for this area had been returned, compared with 28.44% for the same period in 2010.
Daily voting paper returns can be seen at www.electionz.com/elections/lgereturns/ELT71DU13_returns.htm.
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