Kia Ora Tom

 

I am acknowledging receipt of your Official Information Act request,
regarding ‘providing a breakdown of the direct costs making up the total
cost of each of the past 4 General Elections.’ received 8 February 2017.

 

Under the Official Information Act, we have 20 working days for response.

 

Kind Regards,

Tim

 

Tim | Administration Support Officer | Electoral Commission | Te
Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri  

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140

Phone +64 4 495 0030 | Fax +64 4 495 0031 | [1]http://www.elections.org.nz

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Subject: Official Information request - Costs of General Election
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2017 08:19:12 +0000
From: Tom Andrews [3]<[FYI request #5336 email]>
To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at Electoral Commission
[4]<[Electoral Commission request email]>

 

Dear Electoral Commission,

 

Could you please provide a breakdown of the direct costs making up the total cost of each of the past 4 General Elections?

 

If at all possible I would like the breakdown to include polling station related costs and postal costs as separate values.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Tom A.

 

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Dear Tom

 

I am in the process of collating the information you have requested and it
would assist if you can please clarify the following:

·         Whether you require a breakdown between the cost of Returning
Officer HQs and voting places. The Commission’s reporting has property
information costs for the last four general elections, which consist of
the lease costs of Returning Officers headquarters together with polling
places.  HQs are often used as advance voting places in the run up to an
election. 

·         The type of postal costs you would like.  Parliamentary
elections are not conducted by post in New Zealand but there are some
associated postal costs, which are reported with freight, courier and
stationery costs.  Please note, the Electoral Commission sends out
EasyVote packs to all registered electors prior to each election with
information about candidates, parties and voting places.  An enrolment
update campaign is also run prior to every general election and every
local body election, which also involves a mail out to all registered
electors.  Can you please confirm what breakdown you require of all or any
of these costs.

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Natalie McNaught | Senior Advisor Legal | Electoral Commission | Te
Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri  

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34-42 Manners Street | Wellington

Phone +64 4 806 3512 | Fax +64 4 495 0031 | [1]http://www.elections.org.nz

 

 

 

 

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Subject: Official Information request - Costs of General Election
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2017 08:19:12 +0000
From: Tom Andrews [2]<[FOI #5336 email]>
To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at Electoral Commission
[3]<[Electoral Commission request email]>

 

Dear Electoral Commission,

 

Could you please provide a breakdown of the direct costs making up the total cost of each of the past 4 General Elections?

 

If at all possible I would like the breakdown to include polling station related costs and postal costs as separate values.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Tom A.

 

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Hi Tom,

 

Thank you for your Official Information Act request of 7 February.

 

Please find attached the response prepared on behalf of the Electoral
Commission.

 

Kind regards,

 

Andrew Peden | Administration Assistant | Electoral Commission | Te
Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri  

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34-42 Manners Street | Wellington

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-----Original Message-----

From: Tom Andrews [[3]mailto: ]

Sent: Tuesday, 14 February 2017 6:10 p.m.

To: Natalie McNaught

Subject: RE: Official Information request - Costs of General Election

 

Hey Natalie,

 

Thank you for your prompt response!

 

To clarify:

 

I do not need the HQs and voting places to be reported separately.

 

The postal costs I would like broken down are the postal and stationery
costs of the EasyVote packs, as well as any enrolment update campaign
postal and stationery costs. A total for each of these by region with the
number of electors in each region would be great, but if it's too much
hassle (or unavailable by region) then a total is fine.

 

Also, if I could have the postal ballot stationery and postage costs for
the local body elections as well that would be great!

 

Thanks a bunch!

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Tom Andrews

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

 

Dear Tom

 

 

 

I am in the process of collating the information you have requested and
it  would assist if you can please clarify the following:

 

·         Whether you require a breakdown between the cost of Returning 
Officer HQs and voting places. The Commission’s reporting has property 
information costs for the last four general elections, which consist of 
the lease costs of Returning Officers headquarters together with polling 
places.  HQs are often used as advance voting places in the run up to an 
election.

 

·         The type of postal costs you would like.  Parliamentary 
elections are not conducted by post in New Zealand but there are some 
associated postal costs, which are reported with freight, courier and 
stationery costs.  Please note, the Electoral Commission sends out 
EasyVote packs to all registered electors prior to each election with 
information about candidates, parties and voting places.  An enrolment 
update campaign is also run prior to every general election and every 
local body election, which also involves a mail out to all registered 
electors.  Can you please confirm what breakdown you require of all or
any  of these costs.

 

 

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

 

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

 

 

Natalie McNaught | Senior Advisor Legal | Electoral Commission | Te 
Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri

 

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34-42 Manners Street | Wellington

 

Phone +64 4 806 3512 | Fax +64 4 495 0031 |
[1][4]http://www.elections.org.nz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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