13CID proposal ballot

13 CID proposal ballot

13 CID proposal ballot

(1) A CID proposal ballot is to be conducted in accordance with the regulations.

(2) However, in a CID proposal ballot—

(a) the voters in a CID proposal ballot are—

(i) the business land owners in the CID, and

(ii) the CID businesses in the CID, and

(b) only one business land owner may vote for each parcel of land within the boundaries of the CID, and

Note—

There is only one vote per parcel of land. If land is owned by 3 persons, only one person may vote.

(b1) only one person may vote for each business or commercial enterprise operating within the boundaries of the CID, and

Note—

There is only one vote per business. If a business is operated by 3 persons, for example as a partnership, only one person may vote.

(c) a business land owner may vote only once even if the business land owner owns more than one parcel of land in the CID, and

Note—

If a person owns 3 parcels of land, the person may only vote once.

(d) a CID business may vote only once even if the CID business operates on more than one parcel of land in the CID or operates more than one business or enterprise in the CID.

(3) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations under this section may—

(a) specify a procedure under which the CID proponent submits a list of business land owners and CID businesses for approval by the Authority as the approved roll for the CID proposal ballot, and

(b) require that only business land owners and CID businesses listed on the approved roll may vote in the CID proposal ballot, unless the business land owner or CID business is making a provisional vote in accordance with the regulation, and

(c) adopt, with modifications, the provisions of Local Government Act 1993 and the regulations under that Act dealing with council polls for the purpose of regulating the conduct of CID proposal ballots.

(4) A CID proposal is supported by the district voters of the CID if the following requirements are met—