Electoral Commission returning officer for Taieri electorate Mary-Jane Moffat (left) and Registrar of Electors for Dunedin, Taieri, Waitaki and Rangitata electorates Rachel McAnally urge everyone to get their names on the electoral roll ahead of the general election. PHOTO: BRENDA HARWOODTeams of Dunedin-based Electoral Commission workers are targeting the city’s education institutions as they strive to get young people on the electoral roll. In the Dunedin electorate only 64.5% of 18 to 24-year-olds were on the electoral roll, the proportion in the Taieri electorate being better at 84.6%. Mrs McAnally said the Electoral Commission was pushing people to register for the electoral roll by this Sunday, Writ Day, as it was the closing date for the printed roll. Right now, it was most important that people were registered on the electoral roll, at the correct address, she said.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 10, 2020 02:26 UTC