Nominations open for Raglan Community Board by-election

Waikato District Council news

Nominations open today (Wednesday 15 September) for an extraordinary vacancy on the Raglan Community Board following the death of the Board’s deputy chair, Bob MacLeod, last month.

His passing, more than 12 months out from the next election in October 2022, means by law the Waikato District Council must hold a new election process.

Nominations will be open until noon on Wednesday 13 October. 

The Raglan Electoral Roll is available for inspection at either the Raglan or Ngaruawahia offices through the nomination period.

Nomination papers are available from:

Waikato District Council’s Raglan Office and Library, 7 Bow Street, Raglan
Waikato District Council’s Head Office, 15 Galileo Street, Ngaruawahia
Telephoning the electoral office on 0800 922 822.

To be eligible to stand for election, a candidate must be:

A New Zealand citizen (by birth or naturalisation ceremony); and enrolled as a Parliamentary elector (anywhere in New Zealand); and nominated by two electors whose names appear on the electoral roll in the Raglan Community Board of the Waikato District Council.

If there are two or more candidates for the vacancy, voting papers will be posted to all eligible electors from Wednesday 17 November. Voting will close at noon on Thursday 9 December with the final results expected to be available that afternoon.

All information for the 2021 by-election is available at www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/raglan-election-2021.