Today last day to vote from Samoa for N.Z. Election
This Saturday, 23 September 2017, is Election Day in New Zealand.
The New Zealand High Commission office in Beach Road, Apia has been operating a special voting facility for eligible voters to cast their votes, in-person, in this year’s New Zealand General Election.
This voting facility will close today, at 4pm, Friday 22 September.
Note, there will be no in-person voting facility open in Samoa on New Zealand Election Day (Saturday 23 September), however, online voting will still be available via www.elections.org.nz
Eligible voters are those who are enrolled on the New Zealand Electoral Roll and are:
New Zealand citizens, 18 years or older, who have been in New Zealand within the last three years
OR
permanent residents of New Zealand, 18 years or older, who have been in New Zealand within the past 12 months.
Eligible voters are reminded that if they need to enrol to vote, they can do so at the New Zealand High Commission voting facility at the same time as they cast their vote.