Council elections
InternetNZ | Ipurangi Aotearoa holds council elections annually in July to replace those whose terms have ended. Our Council members play an important role in guiding the strategic direction and governing our organisation.
2024 election
There are three vacancies to fill this year: President, Vice President, and a Council member position. Terms will be three years, ending AGM 2027.
- President vacant by Joy Liddicoat (term is complete)
- Vice President vacant by Brenda Wallace (term is complete)
- Council member vacant by Richard Hulse (term is complete)
A self-assessment of skills and diversity of current sitting councillors is included in Appendix A of the candidate pack.
Nominations are open
- Nominations opened: Thursday 30 May 2024
- Nominations close: Monday 1 July 2024, at 4pm
Eligibility
To be eligible to stand for Council, all nominees (and their nominators) must have been a financial member of the Society for at least three months before the date of their nomination.
If you have not yet 'renewed' your membership for 2024, you must do so on or before 30 June 2024. Otherwise, your membership rights will lapse, and you will not be eligible to be a candidate in the election.
Nominating someone or yourself
All eligible members can nominate someone or themselves to stand for council. All nominations must be made using the council nomination form no later than 4pm on Monday 1 July 2024.
The Returning Officer will contact nominees and send an information form requesting an election statement/bio and a profile photo. Within three days of receipt, these will be published on our website.
For any member wishing to nominate themselves to stand for Council, the Returning Officer can supply a neutral nomination. If such a nomination is required, please email the Returning Officer election@internetnz.net.nz.
Nominees must be familiar with InternetNZ's Constitution, particularly the eligibility criteria set out in sections 6 and 7, before their nomination is submitted.
You can view the candidates on the 2024 nominations page.
Voting
- Voting opens: Monday 8 July 2024
- Voting closes: Wednesday 24 July 2024, at 12pm.
If there are no sufficient nominations to require the election to be held, those nominated will be declared shortly after nominations close on Monday 1 July 2024.
Eligible voters (who have been members for at least three months) will be sent voting instructions and credentials via email. If you have any questions, please email membership@internetnz.net.nz.
The process
This process will run via Electionz. We are using the same methodology as used in the 2022 and 2023 Council elections.
InternetNZ uses a preferential and proportional electoral system as required by its constitution. More information about this voting process and electoral system, including more detail about the process for counting the votes and calculating those who are elected, is available on the electoral system page.
How to vote
On Monday 8 July you will receive your voting credentials via email from Electionz.
You will need to log onto the members section of the InternetNZ website through https://members.internetnz.nz/user before using the supplied credentials. You will be forwarded to an electionz.com website specifically set up for this InternetNZ Council election. You will then be presented with a voting paper listing all of the candidates, presented in alphabetical order by last name.
In casting your vote, you will have the opportunity to indicate preference by ranking the candidates. Voters are not obliged to vote/rank all candidates. A voter could, if the candidate was not known, choose to not vote at all for that candidate.
Please keep an eye out for your voting credentials on Monday 8 July from iro@elections.com.
Constitutional amendments
Our rules or constitution may only be changed by members. Our constitution is online here.
Please submit any proposed constitutional amendments to the Returning Officer by 4pm on Monday 1 July 2024, so they can be considered at the AGM. This will provide sufficient time to check the wording and incorporate it into the voting process.
Election results
The results will be announced during our AGM on Thursday 25 July 2024. You must be a member of InternetNZ to attend.
Rules and guidelines
Past elections
To read more on a specific year’s election, click on one of the links below:
- 2023 Council election
- 2022 Council election
- 2021 Council by-election
- 2021 Council election
- 2020 Council election
- 2019 Council election
- 2018 Council election
- 2017 Council election
- 2016 Council election
Help
For all membership queries please contact membership@internetnz.net.nz.