Local Government 2019 Triennial Election Timetable
Local Government 2019 Triennial Election Timetable | |
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15-16 October 2018 | SOLGM Electoral Officer Training Forum |
On/after Friday 1 February 2019 | Declaration of electoral officer (sec 14 LEA) |
Saturday 2 March 2019 - Tuesday 30 April 2019 | Ratepayer roll enrolment confirmation forms issued (reg 16 LER) |
Saturday 2 March 2019 - Saturday 6 July 2019 | Preparation of ratepayer roll (reg 10 LER) |
Monday 11 March 2019 | EC questionnaire sent to electoral officers |
Monday 8 April 2019 | EC questionnaire due |
Wednesday 10 April 2019 | LGC final representation review decisions (sec 19R LEA) |
May 2019 | Regional Electoral Officers Fora National ratepayer roll qualifications and procedures campaign (sec 39 LEA) |
Wednesday 8 May 2019 | EC test data sent to electoral officers |
Monday 1 July 2019 | EC enrolment update campaign commences |
Sunday 7 July 2019 | Residential electoral roll closes (reg 10 LER) |
From Monday 8 July 2019 | Receive residential roll data from EC |
Monday 8 July 2019 - Wednesday 17 July 2019 | Compile preliminary electoral roll (sec 38 LEA) |
Say Wednesday 17 July 2019 (no later than Friday 19 July 2019) | Public notice of election, calling for nominations, roll open for inspection (sec 42, 52, 53 LEA) |
Friday 19 July 2019 | Nominations open/roll open for inspection (sec 42 LEA) |
Not later than Wednesday 31 July 2019 | Appointment of Justice(s) of the Peace |
Fri 16 August 2019 | Nominations close (12 noon)/ roll closes (sec 5 LEA, reg 21 LER) |
Not later than Monday 19 August 2019 | Resolution to be passed on optional order of candidate names on voting paper (reg 31 LER). If pseudo-random order chosen, information required to be included in public notice under sec 65(1) LEA |
Say Wednesday 21 August 2019 (or as soon as practicable) | Public notice of day of election, candidates' names (sec 65 LEA) |
Not later than Friday 23 August 2019 | Receive final data from EC |
Not later than Saturday 31 August 2019 | Ratepayer roll insert with rates notice (sec 39 LEA) |
Not later than Monday 16 September 2019 | Electoral officer certifies final electoral roll (sec 51 LEA, reg 22 LER) |
Friday 20 September 2019 | EC letter sent to unpublished roll electors |
Friday 20 September 2019 - Wednesday 25 September 2019 | Delivery of voting documents (reg 51 LER) |
Friday 20 September 2019 - Saturday 12 October 2019 | Progressive roll scrutiny (sec 83 LEA) Special voting period (sec 5 LEA, reg 35 LER) Early processing period (sec 80 LEA) |
Not later than 12 noon, Friday 11 October 2019 | Appointment of scrutineers (sec 68, LEA) |
Saturday 12 October 2019 | Election day (sec 10 LEA) Voting closes 12 noon - counting commences (sec 84 LEA), progress/preliminary results available as soon as practicable after close of voting (sec 85 LEA, reg 80A LER) |
PM Saturday 12 October 2019 - Thursday 17 October 2016 | Official count (sec 84 LEA) |
Thursday 17 October 2019 - Wednesday 23 October 2019 (or as soon as practicable) | Declaration of result/public notice of results (sec 86 LEA) |
December 2019 (TBC) | Electoral Officer Debrief Forum |
Mid December 2019 (depends on date results published) | Return of election expenses forms (sec 112A LEA) |
EC = Electoral Commission LGC = Local Government Commission LEA = Local Electoral Act 2001
LER = Local Electoral Regulations 2001
