WHEREAS non-resident property electors may not have the means to attend a voting opportunity within the jurisdiction as resident electors do; AND WHEREAS Section 100 of the Local Government Act allows mail ballots to those electors who have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Local Government Act be amended to allow local governments the flexibility to provide local options for: - additional opportunities to vote by mail ballot in elections or other voting opportunities; andor - alternative forms of voting.
Ministry of Community Services The Ministry of Community Services Ministry supports the proposal to amend the Local Government Act to give local governments the flexibility to decide whether they will allow electors, who will be absent during elections and voting, opportunities to vote by mail ballot voting. The Ministry will consult with local government representative organizations about the proposal.