Make your vote count this weekend

The number of voting forms being returned continues to be up on previous local body elections, Invercargill City Council Electoral Officer Graham Low said.


Mr Low said as of today he had received 12,812 votes from a total roll of 38,113, which represents a voter return percentage of 33.6%.


However, Mr Low advised people that papers should not be posted any later than Wednesday 6 October to avoid missing the deadline.


“This weekend set aside some time to look through the candidate information booklet, fill in your voting forms and then post them back in the envelope supplied,” Mr Low said.


Papers can also be dropped off at the Civic Administration Building or the Bluff Service Centre and both of these facilities will be open on Election Day.


All voting papers must be in the hands of Mr Low no later than noon, Saturday, October 9.


Although electoral rolls have now closed, people could still enrol to vote if they requested special voting papers. The last date to enrol is Friday, October 8.


Enrolment forms and information is available from the Invercargill City Council and online at www.icc.govt.nz.