An Otago Regional Council by-election will be held to fill the Dunstan constituency vacancy created by the recent death of Dr Maggie Lawton.
A first-term councillor, Dr Lawton died after a short illness.
The Dunstan constituency covers the Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes districts.
ORC electoral officer Pam Jordan said candidates for the vacancy must be nominated on the nomination paper obtainable from next Monday from the following councils or on their websites: Central Otago and Queenstown district councils, Otago Regional Council, Dunedin City Council. Nominations must be returned to the appropriate district council electoral officer before noon on Monday, April 24.
