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"Publicly endorsing local authority candidates without their permission – should it be illegal?"
Absolutely Positively Local Government: Best practice for local government in the new millennium
Advocacy Policy: Palmerston North City Council
Auckland City Council: Elections Information
by Jennie Bristow (spiked-essays)
Choosing Electoral Systems in Local Government in New Zealand A Resource Document produced by STV Taskforce 2002
Code of Conduct: Elected Members of Council & Community Boards
Code of Conduct: Nelson City Council
Code of Conduct: Rangitikei District Council
Code of Conduct and Register of Interests: Waitakere City Council
Conflicts of interest - A guide to the Local Authorities (Members' Interests) Act 1968 and non-pecuniary conflicts of interest August 2004: This booklet is a guide to the law about conflicts of interest for members of the governing bodies of territorial authorities, regional councils, tertiary institutions, and those other public bodies that are covered by the Local Authorities (Members’ Interests) Act 1968... , (Office of the Controller & Auditor-General)
Core Business in Local Authorities: Three Case Studies
Decision: Judge B N Morris: Application for recount of votes The Local Government Election of 2004 for the West Coast Ward of the Kaipara District Council
Deed of Trust for the Kaipara District Economic Development Trust
Democracies Online Newswire
Elections Canada Online
Electoral registration - a review of the process (UK)
Electronic & Other Voting Initiatives Trialled at the 2002 English Local Government Elections
Electronic Voting - Australian Capital Territory (E-Government Bulletin January 2001)
getvoting411.us - ELECnet Getvoting USA
Good Governance Group Independent consulting group providing strategic intelligence and advice on geo-political and commercial issues.
Governance Policy Manual: Rangitikei District Council
Governance: British Council
Guidelines to Assist Local Authorities in Undertaking Representation Reviews: Local Government Commission
Inquiry into the 2001 Local Election - SOLGM Submissions to Select Committee
Inquiry into the 2004 Local Elections - SOLGM submission to the Justice and Electoral Committee
International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials & Treasurers (IACREOT), USA
International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES)
Internet Voting- Review of Hutt Mana Energy Trust 2001 Election (For SOLGM Electoral Working Party)
Johnson County, Kansas, USA - Election Office
Leadership in the Public Sector
Local Authority Election Statistics 2001
Local Electoral Act 2001 & Amendments
Local Government - Looking Back and Looking Forward May 2002: This report records the perspective of David Macdonald on the changes in local government administration during his term as Auditor-General, and offers his views on future challenges...
Local Government Commission for New Zealand
Local Government Commission: Representation Review Update: October 2003
Local Government Information & Meetings Act Checklist: Dunedin City Council
Local Government into the Future - An Overview
Local Government New Zealand Library
Local Government Reform: The New Zealand Experience - Problems, Principles, Process, Outcome and Future
Local Government Reform: What was ordered and what was delivered Re-write of a paper first delivered in 1994 and written to assess the major reforms to local government introduced by New Zealand’s Labour Government in 1989/90.
London Elects (Information on the 2004 London Elections)
LPG Local Partnerships & Governance A collaborative research project funded by the Foundation of Research, Science and Technology and led by the University of Auckland
Managing the Relationship Between a Local Authority’s Elected Members and its Chief Executive July 2002: In this report, the key aspect that we examined was how elected members and their chief executive manage their relationship in the grey area between governance and administration. Difficulties in managing that part of the relationship appear to be a common cause of problems between councils and their chief executive. We suggest ways in which this situation might be improved...
McKinlay Douglas Library
McKinlay Douglas Limited News
Members Guide: Waimakariri District Council
Ministerial Briefing: SOLGM, 2000
Minutes & Agenda - Example of email system for public distribution
Non-Discrimination Standards for the Government & the Public Sector
Office of the Ombudsmen
Ombudsmen's Practice Guidelines - Official Information
Opinion - Candidate Profile Statements/Official Title or Rank (Simpson Grierson Law)
Opinion - Candidate Profile Statements (Source: Phillips Fox Lawyers per courtesy Wellington City Council)
Candidate profiles
Opinion - Designation of Independent Candidates (Christchurch City Council Legal Services Unit)
Opinion - Interpretation of section 88A of the Local Electoral Act 2001 (Simpson Grierson)
Opinion - Interpretation of valid votes (Simpson Grierson Law)
Opinion - Official Title or Rank - S56(c)(iii) LEA (Simpson Grierson Law)
Opinion: Amended Advice re Use of Email and Acceptance of Documents by email
Opinion: Candidate Profile Statements
Opinion: Citizenship Qualification for Candidacy
Opinion: Clause 24 Schedule 7 Local Government Act 2002: Local Authority Voting: Crown Law Office Local Authority Voting
Opinion: Issues Raised at the New Electoral Officers' Training Workshop
Opinion: Local Elections Citizenship Question of someone who has applied for citizenship but is not yet a New Zealand Citizen
Opinion: Payment of Travelling Allowances
Opinion: Same candidate for mayoralty and ward (Section 57B, Local Electoral Act 2001 (Simpson Grierson Law)
Policy on Election Hoardings (Dunedin City Council)
Protocol for Elected Member Responses to Ratepayer Approaches - Litigation: Palmerston North City Council
Redesigning Resources - Social Responsibility - Business Challenge
Regional Councils - Online Maps
Reimbursement of Expenses - Rules
Representation Arrangements under the Local Electoral Act 2001 - Good Practice for Local Authorities
Representation Arrangements under the Local Electoral Act 2001 - Good Practice for Local Authorities (Produced by the SOLGM Electoral Working Party, April 2003)
Scenarios for Local Government to 2010
State of California, USA - Elections Office
Taupo District Council – Funding of the Interim Establishment Board and the Lake Taupo Development Trust April 2002: This report presents the results of an inquiry we undertook concerning the Taupo District Council’s funding of two entities – The Interim Establishment Board and the Lake Taupo Development Trust. These entities were created in connection with a proposal to establish a university and technology park in Taupo...
Territorial Local Authorities - Online Maps
The Application of the Trust Model in the Local Government Sector
The Electoral Commission (UK)
The Future Role of Local Authority Chief Executives
The Strategic Role of Local Government - A Comparison of English & New Zealand Experience
Transparency in Governance - The Case for a Code of Conduct and Sanctions
Understanding Community Governance
Voter turnout: Size isn't everything
Website of the New Zealand Government Electoral Agencies
What is a Community Board?
