Published on 20 September 2022
Whanganui District Council is making postal voting a little easier for the upcoming local elections.
Voting papers will start appearing in letter boxes between Friday 16 and Wednesday 21 September. Completed votes need to be returned using the provided envelope via the postal system. Ballot bins will also be placed in high traffic areas in our community to provide an additional option.
Voters can place their votes in bins in the following locations between Monday 19 September and 12 noon on Saturday 8 October:
Pop-up voting bins will also be available at the following sites:
Democracy Services Manager Kate Barnes says the council extends its thanks to those businesses supporting the election process by hosting a bin.
“If you are dropping your vote in a post box, make sure it is in the mail by Tuesday 4 October to ensure the Electoral Officer receives it on time. After this date you can drop your vote off in one of our bins instead.
“If you do not receive your papers by 21 September, or you enrolled after 12 August, you can come to the council and cast a special vote. It takes around 10 minutes, and we will be extending our open hours the week before voting closes to receive special votes.”
Rural voters can give their envelope to their postie as usual. Post box locations are available on NZ Post’s website nzpost.co.nz/.
Voting closes at 12 noon on Saturday 8 October. Voters will receive a candidate information booklet with voting papers and candidate profiles can also be viewed online at votewhanganui.nz