School Profile Number 3212
BOARD OF TRUSTEE PARENT ELECTIONS 2010
Nominations are invited for the election of 4 parent representatives to the board of trustees.

Nomination Form
Enclosed is a nomination form to enable you to put your name forward as a candidate in the forthcoming board of trustees election, or to nominate someone else as a candidate.

Note:  If you are on the school roll and eligible to vote then you can nominate yourself and do not require a seconder:  Ineligibility to stand for election is on the back of the nomination form (form 1).

Complete the nomination paper, including the necessary signatures.  Complete the candidate’s contact details including address and telephone/s (home and mobile), post or hand deliver to the returning officer at the address shown below.  

Nominations close at 12 noon on 23 April 2010.

Candidate’s Statement
As a candidate you are invited to submit a brief (up to 400 words) statement.

Note:  The returning officer will omit or abridge any part of the candidate’s statement where it exceeds 400 words, or is offensive or defamatory.

It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure the signed candidate’s statement is received by the returning officer.

If the statement is not received by 12 noon on 23 April 2010 it will be presumed you do not want a statement to be sent to voters with the voting papers.

Voting Roll
A copy of the voting roll is available for inspection at the school office during normal school hours.

Eligibility
Anyone may stand for election for the board of trustees; however, if you are not on the voting roll, you must be nominated by a parent who is.

Voting and results of the election
If the number of nominees is the same as, or less than, the number of vacancies then the nominees will be declared elected and no election will be required.  If there are more nominations than vacancies for parent representatives, eligible voters will be posted voting papers and candidate’s statements (where provided) on or about 26 April 2010.

The poll closes at 12 noon Friday 7 May 2010.  The highest polling candidates will be elected to the board of trustees.  The results will be made available at the school and also published in a local newspaper.

Nomination forms are available in Te Reo Māori.  Please contact the returning officer if these are required.

Post or hand deliver to:        Amanda Lang
                    Returning Officer
                    Ngatimoti School
                    Greenhill Road
                    RD1 Motueka 7196