Information about becoming a candidate in an election
This Easy Read document is about how to become a candidate in an election.
A candidate is someone who wants to be voted in as part of their local government like council or part of the New Zealand government at parliament.
This document will tell you about things like:
- what it means to be a candidate
- the different kinds of candidates
- how to be nominated for a general election or a by-election
- information about advertising and campaigning
- rules about donations and spending money.
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This Easy Read document was written by:
Electoral Commission
What is Easy Read?
Easy Read uses easy to understand words and pictures to make information accessible for people with learning disability. The Make it Easy team at People First New Zealand works with a range of organisations to translate information into Easy Read. You can find out more about Easy Read on the Make it Easy website.