The local Body Elections are almost upon us and from 21 September 2022, you can vote in your local body elections selecting your next Mayor, Councillors and Board members to represent your voice in decisions made for your community!
Councils and boards have a critical role to play in supporting the resilience and prosperity of all our people, whānau and communities.
You have an equally important role in voting to ensure there is a diverse mix representing your views.
It would be great for Coastal if we can get the voter turnout well above the 42% of eligible voters in the 2019 full elections.
Elections are conducted by postal vote and voting closes at noon on Saturday 8 October 2022.
Residential electors
If you are registered to vote on the electoral roll, you are automatically enrolled to vote in local authority elections on the residential roll. You will receive a voting document so that you can vote by post.
If you are registered to vote in parliamentary elections, you will be automatically enrolled on the local body residential electoral roll as a residential elector at the address where you live.
Any changes to the residential roll, such as your address, should be made by:
- Calling 0800 ENROLNOW (0800 36 76 56 ); or
- Freetext 3676; or
- Visiting the Electoral Commission(external link) website
Ratepayer electors
If you are on the residential electoral roll in one area and pay rates on a property in another area, you may be eligible for enrolment on the non-resident ratepayer roll. This qualifies you to vote more than once in the local elections.
A Council district includes a city, district and regional council area, and a community board area.
If you are on the electoral roll in one area and pay rates on a property in another area, you may be eligible for enrolment on the non-resident ratepayer roll. This qualifies you to vote more than once in the local elections.
You may be eligible as a non-resident ratepayer elector in Christchurch City Council if both of these apply:
- You are on the district valuation roll and pay rates in the Christchurch City Council district.
- The address where you are registered on the residential roll is outside of the Christchurch city ward or community board area.
- To go on the ‘Ratepayer Roll’, you need to apply to the electoral officer for the local council area in which you own property but do not usually live. The electoral officer will send you out a form to complete, sign and return so they can check your eligibility.
- If you are registered on the ‘Unpublished Roll’, you will need to apply to the electoral officer at your local council to receive your voting papers.
- ‘Overseas voters’ can take part but must ensure that they are correctly enrolled with an overseas postal address in order to receive their voting papers. Voting papers for local elections cannot be downloaded.
Enrol or update your details
- Ratepayer Elector Roll closes on 12 August 2022. Enrol or update your details to ensure that details are correct.
- To find out which Ward you are in, see the Ward boundary maps
- https://ccc.govt.nz/the-council/how-the-council-works/elected-members/representation/