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20 people have registered as candidates for the five trustee positions available on the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust (AECT).
Nominations for the Trust’s triennial election closed today at 5 pm (Friday 25 August) and approximately 275,000 electricity consumers will soon have the opportunity to elect the five trustees, who represent New Zealand’s largest elected consumer trust.
The candidates standing for the 2006 election of trustees are:
Name (Affiliation)
AIONO, Uluomato’otua Saulaulu
ANUPINDI, Rao
BAYLISS, Steve (Powerlynk)
BLAIN, Philip (Just Power)
BUCZKOWSKI, Michael (Citizens & Ratepayers Now)
CAIRNS, William Alexander Adams (Citizens & Ratepayers Now)
CARMICHAEL, James Citizens & Ratepayers Now)
CHAMBERS, Shale (Powerlynk)
CHATFIELD, Maurice (Just Power)
COLLINGE, John (Just Power)
COUTTS, John (Just Power)
FAIRLIE, Julian
HARVEY, Kelly-Ann (Powerlynk)
KYD, Warren (Citizens & Ratepayers Now)
LEONG, Tom (Just Power)
LEYLAND, Bryan (Independent)
MITCHELL, Simon (Powerlynk)
NASH, Stuart (Powerlynk)
PALMER, Harry (Independent)
SHERRY, Karen (Citizens & Ratepayers Now)
Voting documents will be posted from Wednesday 11 October 2006 and eligible consumers will have until
5 pm on Friday 27 October 2006 to vote on who will represent the Trust for the next three years.
The AECT was established in 1993 and currently has a 75.1% shareholding in Vector Ltd, one of New Zealand’s largest network infrastructure companies. The Auckland Energy Consumer Trust receives dividends from Vector Ltd and the Trust then distributes these dividends to eligible consumers within a defined district. That district is the electricity supply area of the former Auckland Electric Power Board and covers all of the Auckland City Council and the Manukau City Council and parts of the Papakura District Council area.
ELECTION DETAILS IN BRIEF
The 2006 election to fill five trustee positions will occur by postal ballot concluding 5 pm on Friday 27 October 2006.
Nominations opened on Wednesday 26 July 2006 and closed at 5 pm on Friday 25 August 2006.
Those eligible to vote at this election will be consumers of Vector Ltd within the district as at the close of the Roll at midnight Sunday 20 August 2006.
Voting packs will be sent to all eligible consumers, by post, from Wednesday 11 October 2006. These packs will contain a personalised voting document; a candidate profile statement booklet, which includes a photo and brief candidate statement of intent if elected; and a freepost return envelope.
Only one voting document will be issued to each consumer, no matter how many connection points or properties a consumer may have. For joint consumers (eg where the power account is in more than one name), only one voting document will be issued.
Consumers may post their completed voting documents back to the Returning Officer using the FreePost envelope provided. Completed voting documents may also be hand delivered during the voting period to a ballot box at:
• the Returning Office, Independent Election Services Ltd, Ground Floor, Bledisloe House, 24 Wellesley Street West, Auckland;
• the Manukau City Council, ground floor reception, Civic Centre, Wiri Station Road, Manukau;
• the Papakura District Council, ground floor reception, Coles Crescent, Papakura.
To be counted, all completed voting documents must be in the hands of the Returning Officer by 5 pm, Friday 27 October 2006. Therefore, if voters want to ensure that their vote is counted they should post them by Wednesday 25 October 2006 at the very latest.
The Trust has established a special election information section on its website www.aect.co.nz
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Please contact:
Mark Bogle, Executive Officer
Auckland Energy Consumer Trust
Ph (09) 978 7813
Dale Ofsoske, Returning Officer
Auckland Energy Consumer Trust
Ph (09) 307 7211 or 0800 922 822
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