Enrol to vote locally

Local elections are held once every three years.

The next local elections will be held by postal vote in September and October this year.

The elections are for city and district councils, regional councils and District Health Boards.

In some parts of New Zealand, elections will also be held for local and community boards, licensing trusts and other organisations.

The Electoral Commission doesn’t run these elections but is responsible for getting people enrolled in time to vote.

Everyone correctly enrolled by Friday August 12 will get their voting papers for the 2016 local elections sent to them in the mail.

On Monday June 27, everyone currently on the roll was sent an enrolment update pack in the mail.

Check your details, if they are correct, you don’t need to do anything more.

If anything needs updating, make the changes and send them back.

If you don’t get a pack by Monday July 4 you are not correctly enrolled to vote, and you need to enrol.

If you’re not enrolled by Friday August 12 you won’t get your voting papers sent to you in the mail.

If you enrol after this date, you will have to request special voting papers from your local council electoral officer.