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By-election date announced

Posted on 09 Oct, 2013

A by-election date for themunicipalityofAlice Springshas been announced by the Electoral Commission as Saturday, November 23, 2013.

The by-election is being held to replace former Alice Springs Town Councillor Geoff Booth who resigned on September 30.

The cost to Council for the Electoral Commission to undertake all aspects of the by-election will be in the vicinity of $92,000.

This includes a 15 per cent “corporate overhead” of $12,000 imposed on municipal councils by the Northern Territory Government which the Alice Springs Town Council CEO, Rex Mooney, has taken this up with the Electoral Commissioner.

For further information please contact Electoral Commission by-election manager

Jodi Mather on (08) 8951 5971.

 

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