Job hopefuls deny voter interference in Mā ngere-Ō tā huhu Local Curcuit board byelection

Its Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board byelection continues to rocked by allegations of arrêter interference. Photo / File

Candidates standing in your strong Auckland Council byelection for the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board deny any area in allegations of voter distraction.

The police have been introduced to investigate the allegations, including a gain ownership of a man looking like one of the candidates marketed an elderly person fill in their ballot form and hand getting this done to him.

The main allegations were made by Malcolm Turner of the right-leaning Communities & Owners ticket in a complaint to the electoral officer, Dale Ofsoske, who has ended them to the police to investigate.

On Saturday, Turner published the first expression on the Mangere Bridge Community Noticeboard Facebook page of a Polynesian youngster knocking on a woman’s door to accumulate ballot papers.

A screenshot of a first complaint received by Brotherhoods or sisterhoods & Residents candidate Malcolm Turner and posted on Facebook. Photo as well as File

The post attracted four extra allegations of similar behaviour, as well as than 143 comments. Turner attached these allegations in the complaint within Ofsoske.

Another one from the allegations said: “Something strange became of Thursday night at my mother’s present in Mangere Bridge. A Polynesian boy knocked on my mother’s door (at) 7pm asking if she receive(d) the election papers… he asked over if he could take it as he has collecting them. ”

One candidate, Elnez Tofa, must have been disheartened at the allegations and as a new person to politics was shocked at exactly how dirty it can be.

“This takes away from the voices of the very men we are meant to be standing up for.

“I can say with surety that my family and I have not at any time before collected any votes or brought in anyone fill in ballot forms, inch said the first-time candidate.

Tofa was concerned at how Turner had dealt with the issue freely on Facebook by running his own examine and insinuating one of the Pacific Snowdonia candidates was a suspect.

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Labour candidate Papaliitele Lafulafu Peo said the matter had been well referred to the police.

“I can confirm that I have not been to households in Mangere Bridge to collect voting papers, ” the Labour prospect said.

Another option, Christian Malietoa-Brown said “it’s will not be me but I have heard just too many stories from different people for it a total fabrication”.

“Postal voting has always been more open to regarding problems and I hope the electoral commission do everything in their capacity to get to the bottom of these allegations and ensure that the integrity of the process is also maintained, ” he said.

Independent candidate Sharon Bragg said: “Obviously something is happening, but you may be asking yourself what, I don’t know. CCTV footage you must find something, somewhere. ”

Electoral officer Dale Ofsoske. Photo hcg diet plan Paul Estcourt

The candidates’ information publication says “voting documents should not be handled from electors by candidates quite possibly their assistants. Each elector may well post or deliver their own voting document to the electoral officer”.

There are eight candidates standing in the byelection : Sharon Bragg(independent), Phil Bridge(NZ In the open air Party), Christian Malietoa-Brown, Papaliitele Lafulafu Peo(Labour), Elnez Tofa, Malcolm Turner(Communities & Residents).

Voting packs went out on January 27 and voting closes at meridian on February 17.

The byelection followed the resignation of Dr Nenu Leavasa : one of four new Pasifika MPs elected to Parliament last July.