A forum to meet the candidates will be held in Balclutha tonight, ahead of the Balclutha ward by-election.
Darrell Craig-Mackenzie, Stewart MacDonell, and Ken Payne are standing in a by-election for the position of Balclutha ward councillor for the Clutha District Council.
At the forum, from 7pm at the South Otago Town and Country Club, each candidate will speak for three minutes, before answering set questions and questions from the audience, followed by a one-minute closing address.
In July, Cr Chris Hargest, of the Balclutha ward, resigned from the council because of work commitments and a by-election was necessary because the vacancy occurred more than 12 months before the next local elections, which are due in October 2013.
Voting opens at 9am tomorrow, and closes at noon on Friday, October 5.
Balclutha ward residents who are not listed on the final electoral roll for this by-election can enrol at any New Zealand Post Shop until noon on Thursday, October 4.
Balclutha ratepayers who live outside the area and who are not on the roll can enrol at the council office by the same date.
