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Want to be informed about the upcoming Local Government Elections?
To find out all you need to know regarding your Local Government Elections, please click on the link below:
BLAND SHIRE COUNCIL ELECTION
Thinking of nominating as a candidate for your local Council?
If so, it is important that you read this notice. As a candidate you have certain obligations and responsibilities under law. Check the website www.elections.nsw.gov.au and www.efa.nsw.gov.au for further details.
How to nominate for election as Councillor:
To nominate for Council, you must lodge a nomination form and $125 nomination deposit by 12 noon Wednesday, August 13, 2008, with the Returning Officer.
Where do I get a nomination form?
Nomination forms and other important nomination and electoral information are available from the Returning Officer or from the New South Wales Electoral Commission website www.elections.nsw.gov.au
Candidate Information Sheets: Every candidate is required to lodge the candidate information sheet which is included in the nomination form.
Grouping of candidates and group voting squares: Two or more candidates may form a group and, in certain circumstances, request a group voting square on the ballot paper. A request to form a group must be lodged with the Returning Officer by 12 noon Wednesday, August 13, 2008. See www.elections.nsw.gov.au for the publication ‘Handbook for Parties, Groups, Candidates and Scrutineers at Local Government elections’ for more details.
Where and when to nominate:
Your nomination form and deposit must be lodged with the Returning Officer at Narrandera Rural Fire Service Training Centre, 19 Twynam Street, Narrandera, or at the Bland Shire Council office, during council business hours from Monday, August 4, 2008 to 12 noon Wednesday, August 13, 2008.
Returning Officer details
Ken Murphy
Returning Officer for Local Government Areas of Bland, Carrathool, Griffith,
Hay, Leeton, Murrumbidgee and Narrandera.
Narrandera Rural Fire Service Training Centre
19 Twynam Street
Narrandera NSW 2700
Phone 0408 163 217
Information: www.elections.nsw.gov.au or 1300 135 736
(TTY) 02 9247 3568 (text telephone)
For enquiries in languages other than English call our interpreting service 13 14 50
Saturday, September 13, 2008
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