2023 General Election
Election Signs in the Ruapehu District
If you want to put up election signs for the general election you need to be aware of the rules: Local councils are responsible for regulating when, where and how election signs can be displayed. However, as the rules may vary between local authorities, sections 221B(1) and 267A(2)(b) of the Electoral Act allow signs up to 3 square metres in size to be put up from 9 weeks before election day.
The ‘9 week rule’ overrides any more restrictive local authority rules about the size of signs and when they can go up. However, local authority rules about the location and density of signs and any application procedures to put up election or referendum signs will still apply.
For 2023 this period begins Saturday 12 August 2023.
These rules are controlled by the Electoral Commission under the Electoral Act
All election signs must:
- Only be displayed within the nine-week period before election day commencing Saturday 12 August 2023
- Be removed before midnight on the day before election day (Friday 13 October 2023)
- Have a maximum size of display area of 3m²
- Must have a promoter statement
- Not be displayed within 10 metres of an advance voting place once voting starts.
Any complaints regarding above are to be redirected to the Electoral Commission.
These rules are controlled by Council and the Licensing & Compliance Team
- Compliance with any rules in Section 17 and Schedule 7 of the Ruapehu Bylaw
- The locations of signage allowed on public spaces.
Any complaints regarding signage on public spaces as above, please contact Council’s Compliance department via [email protected]. The Compliance team will consider appropriate action.
These rules are controlled by Council and the Resource Management Team
- Compliance with Section SG3 Signage Rules of the District Plan (Commercial Signage) Also see District Plan Maps
- Signs placed on private land and/or on buildings may require a resource consent.
Any complaints regarding signage on private land as above, please contact Council’s RMA department via [email protected]. The RMA team will consider appropriate action.
Refer to the Electoral Commission's Candidate Hub for further guidance.
