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Notes from School Council and the School Council President
School Council Election Results
Nominations for School Council closed at 4pm on Monday 6th March.
There were 3 vacant positions and 4 applicants. Therefore there will be a ballot.
nomination notification
| Nominations received for the parent member positions for (school name below) |
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| NEWHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| school council election (year below) |
| 2023 |
| An election is to be conducted for members of the (school name below) |
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| NEWHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| school council |
| Thefollowing nominations werereceived by 4.00pm on | 06/03/2023 | (day, month, year). |
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The name of the nominees, self-nomination or their nominator and the membership categories are as follows:
Parent member
| Number of vacancies | 3 |
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| From the day after the date of the declaration of the poll in | 2023 |
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| to and inclusive of the date of the declaration of the poll in | 2025 |
| Name of nominees |
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Emily Slater Peter Brown Chris Wiseman Shey Newitt |
| Name of nominators |
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Emily Slater Peter Brown Chris Wiseman Shey Newitt |
Ballots will be going home with students in an envelope marked Parent ballot on Friday 10th March.
Voting will close at 4pm on Monday 20th March.
How to vote
Each voter must complete a ballot paper by placing a mark next to the name of each candidate standing for election for whom the voter wishes to vote, up to the number of vacant positions. To cast a vote, the voter must:
Deliver, or arrange delivery of, the completed ballot paper to the school between the hours of 8.00am and 4.00pm on any school day up to and including the day fixed for the closure of the ballot, and place the completed ballot paper in a blank envelope, and
i. place the blank envelope in another envelope with the voter’s name and address written on it and deliver the envelope to the person authorised to receive and register the votes, or
ii. place the completed ballot paper in a blank envelope in the ballot box provided and print the voter’s name and address in the register of voters.
OR
- Post the vote by:
- placing the completed ballot paper in a blank envelope; and
- placing the blank envelope in a second envelope with the voter’s name and address printed on the back of this envelope; and
- posting the envelope to the principal so as to reach the principal by 4.00pm on the day of the closure of the ballot.
Please note:
Ballot papers cannot be uploaded onto the school website or distributed to you electronically.
Electronic or digital ballot papers cannot be used.
In the parent member category, no campaign literature in support of candidates or groups of candidates may be distributed or posted in the school. No school resources, whether human or material, may be used to support particular candidates or groups of candidates.
Voters may only vote once in a ballot and must vote in the relevant electorate. Each parent of a student/s enrolled at the school is entitled to vote in the school council ballot.
If you have any questions, please call the office.