Extraordinary Election – Call for Nominations

Nominations are called for the Local Government Extraordinary Election to be held Monday, 13 December 2021 to fill the remaining (one) 4-year term vacancy, after insufficient nominees were received in the 2021 Ordinary Election.

 

Any person who is an Australian Citizen over the age of 18 years, who is an elector of the district and is not disqualified under the Local Government Act 1995, may nominate for Council.

 

Nominations for all vacancies open on Monday 1 November 2021

 

Nominations close at 4.00pm Monday 8 November 2021

 

NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS

Candidates are required to lodge with the RETURNING OFFER;

• A completed nomination form in the prescribed form, signed & witnessed. This form is available from the Shire of Mingenew, 21 Victoria Street, Mingenew or on our website.
• Complete the online Local Government Candidate Induction available at https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/local-government/local-governments/council-elections/induction-for-prospective-candidates (reference number from completed induction is to be included on the nomination form)
• A single A4 page profile containing not more than 800 characters of biographical information about the proposed candidate and statements of the candidate’s policies or beliefs
• A nomination deposit of $80 (cash, postal order or bank cheque)
• A recent passport size photograph (optional)

 

When an agent lodges a nomination on a candidate’s behalf, it must be in the prescribed form with a written authorisation, signed by the candidate.

 

The documents may be hand delivered to 21 Victoria Street Mingenew, posted to PO Box 120 Mingenew or emailed to the Returning Officer at enquiries@mingenew.wa.gov.au and must be received by the close of nominations. Further information is available at www.mingenew.wa.gov.au/elections/.

 

Nils Hay
Chief Executive Officer (Returning Officer)