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Date Printed: 04/22/2009 JTS Box Number: 1FES 67 Tab Number: 123 Document Title: Your Guide to Voting in the 1996 General Election Document Date: 1996 Document Country: New Zealand Document Language: English 1FES 10: CE01221 E II~I6 866 ~II~II~II C - -- ~,~,- - --:- -- - 11 I E14c I· --- ---~--.~~ ~ ---~~ -- ~-~~~ = 'I 1 : l!lG,IJfi~;m~ I 1 I II I 'DURGUIDE : . !I TOVOTING ! "'I IN l'HE 1998 .. i1, , i II 1 GENERAl, - iI - !! ... ... '. ..' I: IElJIECTlON II I i i ! !: !I 11 II !i Authorised by the Chief Electoral Officer, Ministry of Justice, Wellington 1 ,, __ ~ __ -=-==_.=_~~~~ --=----==-=-_ Ji Know your Electorate and General Electoral Districts , North Island • • Hamilton East Hamilton West -----\i}::::::::::!c.4J Taranaki-King Country No,", Every tffort Iws b«n mude co etlSull' tilt' accuracy of pr'rty iiI{ C<llldidate., (pases 10-13) alld rlec/oralt' pollillg piau locations (past's 14-38). CarloJmpllr by Tt'rmlilJk NZ Ltd. Crown Copyr(~"t Reserved. 2 Polling booths are open from gam your nearest Polling Place ~Okernu Maori Electoral Districts ~ lil1qpCli1~~ Ilfhtg II! ili em g} !i'1l!:[jDCli1&:!m1Ib ~ lDIID~ nfhliuli ili im {) 6m !.I:l:qjxDJGmll~ ~(kD~ Te Tai Tonga Gl (Indudes South Island. Gl IIlllx!I:i!I (kD ~ Chatham Islands and Stewart Island) G\ 1D!m'llD~- ill Il".ilmlIllltJu:t!ml amOOvm!m~ Q) .mm:ro 00iTIP West Coast lID ~!Ytn:l -Tasman Kaikoura 00 ~~',!!61'1 W 1\<t!funn General Electoral Districts -----------IEl fl!rIJlmmD South Island l1:ilwWj'@ Dunedin m No,," &FJ 'lb'iJrfl'llil:rtlJD __ Clutha-Southland ------- ---~--- to 7pm on Saturday-12 October 1996 3 ELECTl~NS Everything you need to know to _.""iii·lli,n_iU"· , This guide to voting contains everything For more information you need to know about how to have your call tollfree on say on polling day. 0800800610 An important message ... Maori On Saturday 12 October 1996 New Zealanders will Me whakapa atu ki te waea kare-utu go to the polls to vote in the first MMP election. 0800 800 610. M6 eta hi atu whakam6hiotanga. This means if you are an elector, you will now get Cook Island Maori two votes; one for the political party of your Me inangaro tuatua akamarama akaou kotou e ringi atu i teia numera kare e tutaki, choice, and one for the candidate you'd prefer to 0800 800 610. represent your electorate. , Niuean While both votes are important it is the party Ka manako ke maua mai foki falu fakailoaaga hea he telefoni hea noa na vote that will decide the total number of MPs 0800 800 610. in Parliament. Samoan All voters are encouraged to cast an ordinary vote Mo nisi faamatalaga, telefoni Ie numeTa 0800 800 610 c aunoa rna se totogi. within their electorate on polling day. This way, voting will be quicker for you and your vote can be Tokelauan counted on .election night helping to give an earlier Mo ni e tahi fakamatalaga kalaga mai ite telefoni e heai he totogi 0800 800 610 indication of how Parliament will be made up. Tongan If it is not possible to vote within your electorate Ka toe fiema'u ha fakaikiiki telefoni mai ki you will be able to cast a special vote outside your he fika ko 'eni pea Ie 'ikai ha totongi 'i he 0800800610 electorate at any polling place. Chinese As this election is being held using the new ;;U,"iHk i,t.,..9tll''';:''' electoral boundaries, please check this guide to see 0800800610 the polling places listed for 'your electorate. Korean ;>;~-,¥"J ¥:.91.c c.~.91 ~1i ~~'fi"~~"'I~ . .!f..ft.~:n~I 0800800610 Phil Whelan,/IIJ Chief Electoral Officer, Chief Electoral Office Levell, 110 Featherston Street, Wellington, New Zealand 4 Remember to vote on have your say on Polling Day When and Where to Vote Voting on Polling Day Voting before Polling Day Ordinary Voting Who can: If you cannot attend a polling place in your electorate on polling day, you can cast a vote before polling day if: Who can: Anyone whose name is on the electoral roll who votes at • you will be outside your electorate or overseas a polling place listed under their electorate name in this booklet. • your name is not on the printed roll When: Between 9 am and 7 pm on Saturday 12 October 1996. • an illness or infirmity prevents you from attending a polling place Where: Attend any polling place listed under your electorate name • your religion does not allow you to vote on a Saturday in this booklet. • or if you can satisfy a Returning Officer or Issuing Officer that How it works: Simply state your full name and address. You will going to a polling place would cause you hardship or serious then be given your voting paper. Cast one vote for the political inconvenience. party of your choice and one for your preferred candidate to When: Closes on Friday 11 October 1996. represent your electorate. Where: Returning Officers will have one or more issuing office(s) Special Voting where you can vote. • The days and times that some of these will be open will vary Who can: Anyone who is enrolled and one of the following from electorate to electorate. grounds applies: • Contact your Returning Officer during office hours at the • Anyqne whose name is not on the electoral roll and who number listed in this booklet under your electorate, or ring the believes it should be, can ask for a special vote. Freephone Information Hotline on 0800 800 610. • Anyone who is outside their electorate on Saturday 12 October 1996. How it works: You can vote at the issuing office in person or voting • Anyone who is ill or infirm and cannot get to a polling place. papers can be obtained for you through an agent, or by post. • Anyone who can satisfy a Returning Officer or Deputy Returning Officer by application that going to a polling place would cause hardship or serious inconvenience. Hospital Voting When: Between 9 am and 7 pm on Saturday 12 October 1996. Where: Attend or obtain voting papers (through an agent) at Who can: As far as practicable Returning Officers will provide any polling place within New Zealand on Saturday facilities for eligible electors who are in hospitals, maternity homes, 12 October 1996. or rest homes up until polling day. How it works: You will need to complete a special vote declaration When: In the last two weeks before Saturday 12 October 1996. indicating one of the above grounds and have it witnessed before you complete your voting paper. Where: At your hospital, rest home etc. How it works: Mobile polling staff will visit the above places on a Tangata Whenua Voting date and time which has been pre-arranged with the management. Who can: Voters enrolled on the Maori roll voting at polling places that arc not able to issue Ordinary Maori Votes may make a Tangata Whenua Vote. To do this you must be on the roll in IMPORTANT that Maori electorate. Your Vote may not count if: When: Between 9 am and 7 pm on Saturday 12 October 1996. • You are not enrolled or, Where: You must be at the polling place in person in your electorate. • You have resided at a new address for one How it works: Your roll details will be checked and you will be month and have not updated the electoral roll. issued with a Tangata Whenua form to complete. You will then Your last chance to enrol will be at any be issued with a voting paper. PostShop up to close of business on Friday 11 October - the day before polling day. Saturday 12 October 1996 5 ELECTl~NS Read the instructions How to Vote You have two votes - see the sample ballot paper below Your Your YOU HAVE 2 VOTES Party PARTY VOTE ELECTORATE VOTE Electorate Vote is for Vote the candidate is for the you'd like to be _Iof only one P"rty party you your Member of prefer Parliament Vote for only one party. Vote for only one candidate. You vote by putting a tick in You vote by putting a tick in the circle after the name of the circle before the name of the party you choose. the candidate you choose. Maori Cook Island Maori ME PEHEA TE POTl KA AKAPEEA TE VOUTlANGA E rua nga poti mall. E rna a'au vouti. Ko tenei t6 rOTl RopD TORANGAPO, ara, ko t6 poti rno te ropO e Ko taau VOUTI PATI no te pati tereira taau i inangaro. hiahia ana koe. E iki atu no tetai pati okotai ua. Me p6ti mo te TOpti kotahi anake. Ka vouti atu koe na roto i te tuku atuanga i te maka akatika (I') i rota Me p5ti penei koe, ara, me whakamau te tohu-pika ki te porohita kei i te tuanga punupunu i muri ake i te ingoa 0 te pati taau i manako i muri i te ingoa 0 te ropu torangapu kua kowhiria e koe. te vouti. Ko tenei to rOTI ROHE-POTI, ara, ko to poti mo te tangata e hiahia Ko taau VOUTI 0 TOOU TUANGA IKIANGA no te tangata tereira te ana koe hei Merna Parernata mo to rohe-p6ti. ka riro mai ei Merna Pararnani 0 toou tuanga ikianga. Me poti rno te kaitono kotahi anake. E vouti atu e okotai ua tangata. Me poti penei koe, ara, me whakamau te tohu-piko k.i te porohita kei E vouti atu koe na rotc i te tuku atuanga i te maka akatika (.I) i roto i rnua i te ingoa 0 te kaitono kua k6whiria e koe.