Ruapehu residents should have their local authority voting papers by September 25, Ruapehu District Council deputy electoral officer Nikki Fieldes said.
Papers for the 2019 Ruapehu District Council, Horizons Regional Council and Whanganui District Health Board elections will be mailed to registered voters from September 20, and all papers are expected to be delivered by the following Wednesday.
Anyone who has not received theirs by then should ring the council on 07 895 8188 or ring its chief returning officer, Warwick Lampp, on 0800 398 683.
The voting papers must be completed and received by the council before midday on election day, October 12. They will use two voting systems, Single Transferable Voting and First Past the Post.
Voting for Ruapehu District Council (Mayor, Taumarunui Ward, National Park Ward and Waimarino-Waiouru Ward), National Park Community Board and Whanganui District Health Board will all use STV. Voting for Ruapehu's councillor at Horizons will use FPP.
Because the number of nominations received was the same as the number of vacancies, there will be no election for Ruapehu's Ohura Ward or the Waimarino-Waiouru Community Board.