AUCKLAND MUNICIPAL HANDBOOK
ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT.
ELECTORS' ROLL.
The Electors' Roll is compiled biennially prior to the election of the Mayor and Councillors.
The franchise embraces not only "Ratepayers," but also "Freeholders" and "Residentials."
The qualifications are as follows:—
RATEPAYER—Is a person whose name appears in the "Occupiers" column of the Valuation Roll. (The meaning of the word "Occupier" in this case is, either the owner of the property or the lessee, irrespective of who actually pays the rates.)
FREEHOLDER—Is a person who signs a claim of enrolment, declaring that he, or she, is the actual registered beneficial owner of a freehold estate in land of the capital value of not less than £25.
This qualification is used when the owner of land has leased his or her property to some other person, and is not primarily responsible for the rates.
RESIDENTIAL—Is a person who either actually resides within the city, or who, not being a resident, pays a rent within the city.
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