NSW: Council candidates urged to hasten nominations

AAP General News (Australia)
08-08-2008
NSW: Council candidates urged to hasten nominations

The NSW electoral commission expects a late flurry of candidates lodging their nominations
to contest next month's local government elections.

The commission says more than a thousand candidates have already lodged nominations
since they opened on August 4 .. and nominations must be in by next Wednesday .. August
13.

More than five thousand people contested the 2004 council elections.

So far .. Newcastle City Council has received the largest number of nominations with
31 .. while Campbelltown City and Manly councils in Sydney have received 29 each.

The elections will be held on Saturday .. September 13.

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KEYWORD: COUNCIL NSW (SYDNEY)

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