137Resolution for mandatory postal vote election

137 Resolution for mandatory postal vote election (1) A council for a municipality may decide that the only way to vote in a by-election (a mandatory postal vote election) is by postal vote.

Local Government Act 2019 83 (2) If the council does so, the council must, within 2 months after the Electoral Commissioner is notified of a casual vacancy under section 51(3) or (4), 53(2), 56(7) or 133(6) or confirms the casual vacancy under section 52(3), pass a resolution declaring the by-election to be a mandatory postal vote election. (3) As soon as practicable after the council passes the resolution, and in any event not later than 5 days after the passage of the resolution, the council must notify the following persons that the resolution has been passed: (a) if the returning officer is the Electoral Commissioner – the Electoral Commissioner; (b) otherwise – the Electoral Commissioner and the returning (4) Failure to notify a person as required by subsection (3) does not affect the validity of the resolution.