2010 Council Election

Final Results are now available on the 2010 Final Results page.

These elections will be conducted under the provisions of the Local Electoral Act 2001, the Local Electoral Regulations 2001, and the Local Government Act 2002.

In This Section:

Nominations and Candidates

Nominations closed at 12 noon on Friday 20 August 2010. A list of the Positions and Candidates is available to view.

The Candidate Information Booklet is a general guide to the election. It contains important information for candidates and should be read in detail.

PDF Document. Detailed Candidate Information Booklet (674 Kb)

Getting Enrolled

Those eligible to vote at the elections are all resident electors and all non-resident ratepayer electors whose names appear on the Electoral Roll when it closes on 20 August 2010.

The Preliminary (check-it) Electoral Roll will be available for public inspection at the following locations from Friday 23 July 2010 to Friday 20 August 2010:

District Administration Building, 15 Seymour Street, Blenheim
Picton Service Delivery Centre, 67 High Street, Picton
Marlborough District Library, Cnr Arthur & Seymour Streets, Blenheim
Havelock Library, Main Road, Havelock
Rai Valley Library, c/- Rai Valley Area School, Rai Valley
Seddon School Community Library, Redwood Street, Seddon
Wairau Valley School Community Library, Wairau Valley
Ward School Community Library, c/- Ward School, Duncan Street, Ward
Post Shop Blenheim, Main Street, Blenheim
Post Shop Picton, Mariners Mall, High Street, Picton
Post Shop Springlands, Springlands Mall, Blenheim
Redwood Village Post Centre, Weld St, Redwoodtown, Blenheim (Redwood Supervalue)

Residential Electors

All parliamentary electors are automatically enrolled on local authority electoral rolls as 'Residential Electors' at the address where they live. A confirmation advice will be issued to all parliamentary electors by the Electoral Enrolment Centre during July 2010.

Any alterations to the Residential Electors' Roll (e.g. change of address etc) should be made by:

Completing the appropriate form at any Post Shop
Telephoning 0800 367 656
Accessing the Electoral Enrolment Centre website on www.elections.org.nz

Ratepayer Electors (non-resident)

If a person is on the Parliamentary Electoral Roll in one district and pays rates on a property in another district, this person may be eligible to be enrolled as a non-resident Ratepayer Elector.

A firm, company, corporation or society paying rates on a property, may nominate one of its members or officers as a ratepayer elector (providing the nominated person resides outside of the district).

Non-resident Ratepayer Enrolment forms can be obtained by; downloaded the PDF below, emailing election@marlborough.govt.nz, visiting Council Customer Services Centres in Blenheim or Picton, or by phoning 03 520 7400.

PDF Document. Enrolment Form for Rate Payer Electors (48 Kb) This form can be filled in online before printing.

They need to be completed and sent to:

Attn: Mike Porter
Marlborough District Council
PO Box 443
Blenheim 7240

Electoral System

The Single Transferable Voting (STV) electoral system will be used for the Marlborough District Council and the Nelson/Marlborough District Health Board elections.

For a concise summary of STV and how it works, go to: www.stv.govt.nz (This site is hosted by the Department of Internal Affairs)

Contact Details

For further information regarding these elections, please contact either:

Electoral Officer (Dean Heiford)
Telephone (03) 520 7400
PO Box 443
Blenheim 7240
election@marlborough.govt.nz

Democratic Services Coordinator (Mike Porter)
Telephone (03) 520 7400
PO Box 443
Blenheim 7240
election@marlborough.govt.nz