Nominating as a candidate
Nominating for the position of councillor
Nominating for the position of mayor or deputy mayor
Electoral advertising requirements
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Information for Candidates booklet and the
Nominating for the position of councillor
To nominate, you must be an elector for the municipal area. However, you cannot be nominated if you:
- are a councillor of another council whose term of office will continue after the issue of the certificate of election;
- are an employee of the council in that municipal area;
- are a candidate for the office of councillor in another municipal area
- have previously been removed from the office of councillor because of inadequacy or incompetence;
- are bankrupt; or
- do not satisfy other conditions included under section 270 of the Local Government Act 1993.
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Nominating for the position of mayor or deputy mayor
To nominate for the position of mayor or deputy mayor you must:
- be eligible to nominate as a councillor (see above); and
- have at any time been elected or appointed as a councillor to any council in Tasmania for a period of at least 12 months.
A person may not:
- be a candidate for both the offices of mayor and deputy mayor concurrently.
- accept the office of mayor or deputy mayor unless he/she is a councillor.
Councils have vacancies for half the councillor positions every two years.
A councillor is elected for a four year period from the date of issue of the certificate of election until the date of issue of the next certificate of election for that councillor position.
Where a candidate is elected at a by-election, he/she is elected for the remaining period of the original term. When a by-election is conducted at the biennial elections it is for the period until the following biennial elections.
The mayor and deputy mayor of a council are elected for a two year period by the electors of the municipal area concurrently with the biennial election of councillors.
To obtain a copy of the relevant nomination form you can:
- print the
- print the
- obtain the form from an electoral office or the council, or
- ring 1800 801 701 and we can mail the form to you.
To nominate for the 2011 elections, the returning officer or the appointed electoral officer must receive your nomination form before noon Monday 26 September 2011 (the nomination period is now closed).
It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that the nomination form is received by the returning officer or appointed electoral officer before the close of nominations. Late nominations cannot be accepted.
Candidates are invited to provide their candidate statement online. This service is only available during the nomination period.
Candidate statements constitute part of the nomination form and must be received before the end of the nomination period. Their purpose is to provide information about candidates to assist voters in making an informed choice.
Candidate statements are limited to a maximum 150 words and may not mention another candidate unless the written consent of that candidate is received by the returning officer with the nomination form.
Candidates are required to sign a declaration taking responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in the statements they provided. The Electoral Commissioner will publish candidate statements on the basis that he bears no liability for any of the information contained within them.
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Electoral advertising requirements
There are a number of legislative requirements established for the printing and publishing of election advertising. These include authorisation of election material, comment relating to other candidates, material on the internet, placement of posters and radio and television advertising.
Following the election, all candidates must lodge an
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Candidate scrutineers
A candidate is entitled to appoint one or more scrutineers. The role of the scrutineer is to represent the candidate at any place where ballot material is sorted, checked or counted. Scrutineers may not be candidates at that election.
While acting as a scrutineer, a person must not:
- fail to comply with a reasonable direction given by an electoral officer;
- interfere with or attempt to influence an elector or other person;
- communicate with a person except if necessary to do so while scrutineering; or
- without authority, touch or interfere with ballot material.
To appoint a scrutineer complete the
Signed appointment forms are to be presented to the returning officer or the electoral officer in charge who will provide an identity badge to be worn by the scrutineer.
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