200+ reasons to vote in Auckland local elections
Local elections season is well underway with nearly 25,000 votes already returned.
In case you haven’t noticed, Auckland Council has given residents extra reasons to vote, with nearly 200 unmissable orange vote boxes set up across the region as beacons for participation – alerting Aucklanders to where they can drop their vote.
Matching orange voting packs are making their way to registered voters’ letterboxes and are expected to be fully distributed by 22 September. This is your ticket to choose who represents you as Auckland’s mayor, ward councillors and local board members for the next three years.
It’s now up to Aucklanders to complete their vote, using the guide that comes in the voting pack or the online candidate catalogue. Then place the completed vote inside the return envelope and drop it in the nearest vote box – with locations mapped out on Vote Auckland.
Auckland Council’s General Manager Governance and Engagement is confident the council has provided Aucklanders with all the means to get out and vote.
“Vote boxes are located at well-frequented locations such as Auckland libraries, select supermarkets and retailers, major transport stations and university campuses,” says Ms Ballantyne.
“We’ve ramped up the number of vote boxes to make up for the reduction in NZ Post receivers – with more than 50 extra vote boxes than the last election, while ensuring there is a good spread across every local board area.
“With all these locations, we’ve created a map showing all vote boxes and special voting opportunities to help people participate wherever they are,” she says.
“We hope Aucklanders take up this one-in-three-year opportunity to have their say in Auckland’s leadership. It’s a pivotal choice that isn’t available to citizens in every country and here, where we have a choice, it impacts our daily lives – so why wouldn’t you?”
What voting pack?
If you didn’t enrol or update your details in time – or the voting pack did a no-show, you don’t have to miss out! You’ll just need a special vote which is available from select Auckland libraries or head along to a Vote-on-the-Go to enrol and vote on the spot.
Look up your nearest special vote location on the Vote Auckland map.
Need even more reasons to vote?
More than 90 Vote-on-the-Go locations are being rolled out at events and venues such as markets, marae, community events and more to help those without voting papers enrol and vote while they’re out and about.
Make an outing out of it and find your nearest Vote-on-the-Go on Vote Auckland.
So, when is Election Day?
There is no Election Day. Vote NOW before voting closes midday Saturday 11 October. Make use of one of the hundreds of reasons, so you don’t miss out.