Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 27, 2019 15:54:41 GMT 12
FORMER TE KARERE REPORTER BECOMES WHAKATĀNE COUNCILLOR ON COIN TOSS
An obscure rule has broken a deadlock between two Whakatāne District Council candidates.
And it has resulted in a former TVNZ Te Karere reporter, Hinerangi Goodman, winning her seat thanks to a coin toss.
The newly-minted council member for Galatea-Murupara got 262 votes, exactly the same as her opposition, previous seat-holder Alison Silcock.
The deadlock, by law, had to be settled by chance, the electoral officer choosing a coin toss......
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/former-te-karere-reporter-becomes-whakat-ne-councillor-coin-toss
An obscure rule has broken a deadlock between two Whakatāne District Council candidates.
And it has resulted in a former TVNZ Te Karere reporter, Hinerangi Goodman, winning her seat thanks to a coin toss.
The newly-minted council member for Galatea-Murupara got 262 votes, exactly the same as her opposition, previous seat-holder Alison Silcock.
The deadlock, by law, had to be settled by chance, the electoral officer choosing a coin toss......
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/former-te-karere-reporter-becomes-whakat-ne-councillor-coin-toss