Wednesday, 16 December, 2020 - 10:37
People keen to stand for the WhangÄrei Urban seat left vacant with the recent resignation of former Northland Regional Councillor John Bain are being urged to get their nominations in sooner rather than later.
Electoral Officer Dale Ofsoske says while several people have publicly announced an intention to contest the byelection, as of today (subs: 9am Weds 16 December) no-one had formally completed the nomination process.
A formal nomination period opened late last month and closes at noon on Tuesday next week (subs: Tues 22 December).
Mr Ofsoske is urging people not to leave lodging their nominations too close to that deadline, in case there’s a problem with the form which could render it invalid if it can’t be corrected/completed in time.