The MAV Citizen to Councillor Guide is a comprehensive resource to becoming a local government councillor in Victoria. 🙋♀️🙋♂️ From understanding the role of a councillor to navigating the election campaign, the Guide covers every aspect of becoming a local government representative, ensuring you are well-prepared for the challenges and rewards of public office. Divided into six sections, the guide enables the reader to delve into the entire content or focus on specific information as the need arises. Beginning with an introductory overview, topics include the roles and responsibilities of local government, how councils work including the legislative framework, the intricacies of being a councillor, council elections and candidate requirements. Whether you are a first-time candidate in the upcoming council elections, looking to return to role of councillor or a community member with an interest in local democracy, this guide is designed to assist. Check out the MAV Citizen to Councillor Guide here: https://lnkd.in/gckRzXTB
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Waikato Regional Council is conducting a representation review, and we need your feedback. Representation reviews, which we are required to do every six years, ensure residents have fair and effective representation at local election. As part of the review, council decided to continue to have 14 elected members, six general constituencies and two Māori constituencies. However, we’re proposing a change to the Waihou constituency boundary to make sure representation is balanced across the region. Why? When the latest population statistics are applied, we've found that the Waihou general constituency doesn't comply with the fair representation rule of +/- 10%. On 24 April 2024, councillors voted 11-1 to modify the boundary of the Waihou constituency to include the Waihi and Paeroa rural areas—currently in the Thames-Coromandel constituency—to meet the requirements for fair representation. Any changes in council representation will take effect for the 2025 triennial elections. The review process includes public consultation, and public submissions on the council proposal are now open. Consultation closes at 5pm on Friday, 7 June 2024. Read more about the Representation Review and have your say here ➡️ https://bit.ly/3WsVYUT
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📝 Our Council is currently reviewing how our local communities are represented. This is called a Representation Review and it will come into effect for our October 2025 local body elections. We are keen to hear from our communities to understand how you feel about some key parts of Council’s structure. The survey is open until this Sunday, 31 March https://lnkd.in/g-WPYJM4 📝 Why is this happening now? At its 31 October 2023 meeting, our Council unanimously voted to establish one or more Māori Wards for the 2025 Local Elections. This is what has triggered the representation review process, to make sure our communities are fairly and effectively represented at Council. The review does not revisit the decision to establish Māori Wards. 📝 How can you have your say? We are running a community survey to help us understand how our communities feel about key aspects of our current representation structure. Your feedback will help to inform our proposal, which will go out for formal consultation later this year. The survey will be open until Sunday March 31 2024. Everyone who completes the survey can also go in the draw to win one of two $100 Prezzy Cards. Click here to read more and fill in the community survey: https://lnkd.in/g-WPYJM4 Click here to download a PDF of key information (also available on the webpage, as a drop-down menu): https://lnkd.in/giJA7tb8 Click here to download a hardcopy of the survey, which you can drop in or send to a Council office or our three Thames Coromandel District Libraries. The libraries also have computers for you to use to access the webpage and survey: https://lnkd.in/gBerAKjs If you have any questions, feel free to email [email protected] or call our team on 07 868 0200.
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We've just wrapped up our final candidate information session for the upcoming local government elections in NSW. In total, we delivered 24 sessions (online and in-person) in 12 local government areas. Being a local councillor is one of the few jobs that requires no qualifications (except for being eligible to vote in the elections) or particular experience, yet councillors make significant decisions that impact the futures of our communities. The sessions: 🔶 share the expectations and responsibilities of the job 🔶 dispel some common myths about the role and what councils do 🔶 explain the purpose of local councils and how they plan to meet the needs of the community 🔶 provide insights into the realities of civic life Many participants expressed how valuable the sessions were in helping them make a decision about whether to run and also to better understand local government. Recordings of the online sessions are now available on our e-learning platform: https://lnkd.in/gmn_Rssm The recordings will be available up to the election. #localgovernmentelection2024 #localcouncils #leadandlearn
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This year more than 4 billion people across the globe are eligible to vote in an election in 2024. Some are saying that this year is going to be democracy's biggest year ever. On a more local scale, in Australia there will be three local government elections: 🔶 Queensland 🔶 New South Wales 🔶 Victoria Typically, candidates running for election are first and foremost focused on getting elected. At its core, this means executing a successful campaign and gaining enough votes to get elected. There is also a growing recognition of the importance of properly preparing candidates for what's instore if they do get elected. This includes understanding the unique governance framework of local councils and the specific roles and responsibilities of being a councillor. From my experience, councillors who take the time do this are better prepared for civic office and start in the role with immediate impact. In our latest Locale Learning blog, we have put together a list of candidate resources in each State 👇 https://lnkd.in/ggGv-aZR If you know of any other great resources for people thinking of stepping up into political leadership at a local level (either from Australia or overseas), I would love to know - feel free to DM me or comment below.
Ultimate guide of resources to support aspiring candidates
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Our Council has re-affirmed their decision to establish a Māori ward and are now seeking feedback on their proposed structure for the 2025 local government elections. This means determining the number of councillors and community board members, and types of wards and their boundaries the district will have. It’s about ensuring communities of interest are kept together and making it easy for people to participate in local democracy. Our proposal includes: 🔹 The number of councillors and community board members to stay the same. 🔹 One districtwide councillor to be replaced by the new Māori ward councillor. 🔹 The new Kāpiti Coast Māori ward boundary to cover the entire district. 🔹 Ōtaki and Waikanae ward and community board boundary changes further south past Te Hapua Road. 🔹 Paekākāriki–Raumati and Paraparaumu ward boundary changes at Emerald Glen and Valley Road. 🔹 Paekākāriki and Paraparaumu community board boundary changes. Collectively, councillors determine the district’s overall strategic direction, approve budgets, set rates, and make bylaws, policies and plans aimed at meeting community needs. So, it’s important people let us know how they’d like to be represented. Other than its proposed boundary, the Māori ward is not part of this review. Under new legislation, Council will need to hold a poll at the 2025 local government elections to determine if the Māori ward remains in place for the 2028 and 2031 local government elections. 📣 Have your say by 5pm, 12 September 👉 https://lnkd.in/g-RKFECv #Kapiti #KapitiCoast #LocalGovernmentNZ #GreaterWellington
Me pēwhea te whakakanohi i a koe anō? – How would you like to be represented?
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Councillors are people who provide political leadership in wards in a municipality. They are either elected by the communities as independent candidates or they represent the different political parties. Their term in office is five years in line with the local government elections. Councillors are supposed to be able to help people in their ward or get someone to help them. “Communities can bring almost every complaint to the councillor. They are supposed to know almost everything about the functioning of the three spheres of government, from local, provincial and national. Councillors are supposed to help people, if not, and then they should refer them to someone who will be able to help them. But know things had changed big time, Some-off this Councillors can't greet u “We are supposed to be the link between government and the people we serve and we should fight for their interests.” You can go to your local councillor to complain about water supply, electricity, housing, refuse collection and services offered by municipalities.
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In case you have missed this, there are only 4 days left and as ITM members, you can benefit from free GBTA membership and voting rights! See the details here on how to!
Wow, what a great week! Lovely to catch up and spend time with so many ITM | Institute of Travel Management members, not least our UK candidates for the GBTA Board of Director elections. 🗳️This election is your opportunity to make sure our collective UK voice is heard. We have exceptional ITM members standing as candidates, and I encourage you to review their manifestos https://lnkd.in/df3TaCSD in ‘European Regional At-Large’ and ‘Direct-At-Large’ positions and vote before 25th June. 🤔 Not sure if you’re eligible to vote, or how to go about it? If you hold ITM Business membership, you benefit from FREE GBTA membership which means you are eligible to vote. 👩🏼💻 Please contact me for support activating your GBTA membership [email protected] If you have any questions about the online voting process, please contact Shane Downey at [email protected] or Election Services Corp at [email protected] #ITM24 #GBTAElections
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We’re joining 38 other councils moving to a single-councillor ward structure for our 2024 election in October! This means that Yarra will have 9 separate wards, each with 1 councillor 🙌 This change comes following a VEC electoral structure review and makes our ward structure consistent with councils across Victoria. Following Yarra’s 2024 elections, the following ward structure will be implemented from 3 wards to 9 named: 📍 Boulevard Ward 📍 Curtain Ward 📍 Hoddle Ward 📍 Langridge Ward 📍 Lennox Ward 📍 MacKillop Ward 📍 Melba Ward 📍 Nicholls Ward 📍 Yarra Bend Ward For Yarra residents, there won’t be a significant difference to the way you participate in our 2024 council elections. However, if you own a property or business in Yarra but don’t live in the municipality, it's important that you register in the voter roll by August to participate in the election in October. Learn more about the changes including a map of the new ward structure here: https://bit.ly/49A08xw
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It's been a year since the last parliamentary elections in Greece. With the help of Vouliwatch I visualized data regarding the parliamentary control tools used by the members of the parliament and the major subjects discussed in the plenary sessions. Who are the most engaged parties? Which topics were discussed the most? Check below
Unveiling the Greek Parliament: A 1-Year Review
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Qualifications and disqualifications for elections as President. To be considered eligible for presidential candidacy, an individual must meet the following criteria: 1. They must be a citizen by birth. 2. They must be qualified to run for a seat in Parliament. 3. They must be nominated by either a political party or as an independent candidate. 4. They must be nominated by at least two thousand voters from a majority of the counties. However, there are certain circumstances in which an individual would not be eligible for presidential candidacy: 1. If they owe allegiance to a foreign state. 2. If they hold a public office or are currently serving in a State or other public position. It is important to note that the above-mentioned disqualifications do not apply to the President, Deputy President, or any member of Parliament.
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