Aims<\/b><\/h4>\n\n- to allow candidates an equal opportunity to have their voices and ideas heard;<\/span><\/li>\n
- to help the public decide who to vote for;<\/span><\/li>\n
- to allow voters to mix and mingle with the electoral candidate hopefuls before and after the studio event;<\/span><\/li>\n
- to provide a central hub to promote all \u2018political election events\u2019 in all of Aotearoa New Zealand’s 72 Electorates.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
We are volunteers<\/b><\/h4>\n
It\u2019s in the Ballot is run by volunteers as a non-profit organisation called \u201cIt\u2019s in the Ballot Productions\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\nHow it works<\/b><\/h2>\n
Each show is approximately 2 hours with an intermission.<\/span><\/p>\nFirst half of show<\/b><\/h4>\n
The \u2018It’s in the Ballot\u2019 host will introduce the local question host who joins us to present the questions in the boxes.<\/span> Each candidate starts with an Opening Statement (1 minute) on why they are running. The candidates choose a numbered box and speaks to the question (1 minute). Candidates are given the same number of questions. Candidates are sent the question sheet at least 2 days before the show so they can prepare their responses.<\/span> In keeping with the style of \u2018It\u2019s in The Bag\u2019, each candidate will be given two Butt-in cards and one Defer card:<\/span><\/p>\nButt-in card<\/b><\/h4>\n
Any candidate can use this card for a question they want to answer. They must surrender their Butt-In card to the host as soon as that question has been read by the local question host. <\/span>The host will then ask the candidate with the Butt-in card to answer the question once the candidate who chose question has answered.<\/span><\/p>\nDefer card<\/b><\/h4>\n
The candidate uses this card at their discretion to defer a question they have chosen from a box to another candidate of their choosing.<\/span><\/p>\nSecond half of show<\/b><\/h4>\n
Two Hard Hitting questions (1 minute) are answered by all candidates, followed by what candidates would choose as their First Private Members Bill (2 minutes) if elected. This is followed by a Closing Statement (1 minute) from each candidate on why we should vote for them.<\/span><\/p>\nAfter show ‘meet and greet ‘with candidates, hosts, and production crew<\/b><\/h4>\n
We encourage all attendees to stay after the show to talk to the candidates in person. You may like to take a photo with the candidates to use on social media to encourage your followers to watch the recorded show before they cast their votes on 14 October.<\/span><\/p>\nOur geographical coverage<\/strong><\/h2>\nFrom Wellington to Waikato\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nNew Zealand Suffrage Anniversary\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
To honour the New Zealand Suffrage Anniversary on Tuesday 19th September, Hutt South (4pm to 6pm) and Remutuka (7pm to 9pm) shows will be female led.<\/span> These shows are being held at James Coe Centre, (next to the Dowse Art Museum) 45 Laings Road, Lower Hutt.<\/span><\/p>\nOur crew<\/b><\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/temp-2-300x300.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n\n- Sam Somers \u2013 Founder \/ Host \/ Executive Producer<\/b> Sam stood for office in the 2016 and 2019 Greater Wellington Regional Council elections.\u00a0<\/span>Having attended the \u2018Meet the Candidates\u2019 meetings he found it challenging to get his message across to his constituency.\u00a0<\/span>Sam, with his supporters, decided that a webshow was the solution, so Sam hosted \u2018It\u2019s in the Ballot\u2019 for 8 electorates in the General Election in 2020.<\/span> In 2022 \u2018It\u2019s in the Ballot Productions\u2019 hosted 34 shows in the Wellington Region for the Council elections.<\/span> Contact Sam on – itsintheballot@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- Stacey Ryan – Executive Producer \/ Editor 2<\/b> Stacey has assisted Sam since 2020 as a camera operator and in 2022 did Candidate Liaison and hosted some of the shows. This year Stacey will take on Executive Producer and lead remote editing.<\/span> Contact Stacey on – itsintheballotproductions@gmail.com\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n
- Ray Ching – Camera Operator \/ Production Manager \/ Editor 1<\/b> Ray has assisted Sam since 2022 as production manager and will continue in this role.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Andre De Groot \u2013 Camera Operator<\/b> Andre joined the crew in 2022 as camera operator and sound technician and is continuing in this role.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Nick Hollander – Candidate Liaison \/ Alternate host<\/b> Nick joined the crew in 2022 as camera operator and was a local question host. This year Nick will do Candidate Liaison and will join the Roadshow.<\/span> Contact Nick on – itsintheballotcandidateliaison
- Alex Garside \u2013 Host<\/b> Alex joined the crew in 2020 and this year is joining the Roadshow as a host.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Back Office Crew<\/b> This crew has responsibilities for:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Managing Eventbrite ticketing<\/span><\/li>\n
- Managing the questions process<\/span><\/li>\n
- Marketing the event<\/span><\/li>\n
- Quality assurance<\/span><\/li>\n
- Editing live footage into YouTube video.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Needing a livestreaming crew for your event<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Our Broadcasting Equipment is available for hire including crew for your event<\/li>\n
- Our rate is for a 1 person crew $100 per hour, additional crew is at $40 per hour per person (rates for non-profits are up for negotiation)<\/li>\n
- We use restream as broadcasting software and have the ability to stream to multiple locations, at the same time. We can stream to Youtube, Facebook, Twitch, X (formerly twitter), Instagram, Tiktok, plus many many more<\/li>\n
- For enquiries email Sam at itsintheballot@gmail.com<\/a>\n
\n- Events we have covered before<\/li>\n
- ACC Conference – 2022<\/li>\n
- Future is Rail Conference – Reconnecting Aotearoa 2030 – 2023\n
\n- Website\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n
- Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Live Wellington\n
\n- Website<\/a><\/li>\n
- Facebook\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- We are based in Wellington<\/li>\n
- For Auckland enquiries for livestreaming, please visit our friend of the show, Ian Sinclair. Ian also has live edited 7 It’s in the Ballot Shows, 5 from the 2023 General Election plus the 2 Hamilton East Ward by-election in January 2024\n
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Vision To become a \u2018community-led awareness and participation initiative\u2019 to increase voter interest and turnout in the general and council elections nationally. By using broadcasting and web-based technologies to deliver in-studio, online and YouTube video \u201cMeet the Candidates\u201d we aim to inform voters with an entertaining event.\u00a0 Aims to allow candidates an equal opportunity to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"
Vision<\/b><\/h2>\r\nTo become a \u2018community-led awareness and participation initiative\u2019 to increase voter interest and turnout in the general and council elections nationally.<\/span> By using broadcasting and web-based technologies to deliver in-studio, online and YouTube video \u201cMeet the Candidates\u201d we aim to inform voters with an entertaining event.\u00a0<\/span>\r\nAims<\/b><\/h4>\r\n\r\n \t- to allow candidates an equal opportunity to have their voices and ideas heard;<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
- to help the public decide who to vote for;<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
- to allow voters to mix and mingle with the electoral candidate hopefuls before and after the studio event;<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
- to provide a central hub to promote all \u2018political election events\u2019 in all of Aotearoa New Zealand's 72 Electorates.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
We are volunteers<\/b><\/h4>\r\nIt\u2019s in the Ballot is run by volunteers as a non-profit organisation called \u201cIt\u2019s in the Ballot Productions\u201d.<\/span>\r\nHow it works<\/b><\/h2>\r\nEach show is approximately 2 hours with an intermission.<\/span>\r\nFirst half of show<\/b><\/h4>\r\nThe \u2018It's in the Ballot\u2019 host will introduce the local question host who joins us to present the questions in the boxes.<\/span> Each candidate starts with an Opening Statement (1 minute) on why they are running. The candidates choose a numbered box and speaks to the question (1 minute). Candidates are given the same number of questions. Candidates are sent the question sheet at least 2 days before the show so they can prepare their responses.<\/span> In keeping with the style of \u2018It\u2019s in The Bag\u2019, each candidate will be given two Butt-in cards and one Defer card:<\/span>\r\nButt-in card<\/b><\/h4>\r\n
Any candidate can use this card for a question they want to answer. They must surrender their Butt-In card to the host as soon as that question has been read by the local question host. <\/span>The host will then ask the candidate with the Butt-in card to answer the question once the candidate who chose question has answered.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\nDefer card<\/b><\/h4>\r\n
The candidate uses this card at their discretion to defer a question they have chosen from a box to another candidate of their choosing.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\nSecond half of show<\/b><\/h4>\r\nTwo Hard Hitting questions (1 minute) are answered by all candidates, followed by what candidates would choose as their First Private Members Bill (2 minutes) if elected. This is followed by a Closing Statement (1 minute) from each candidate on why we should vote for them.<\/span>\r\nAfter show 'meet and greet 'with candidates, hosts, and production crew<\/b><\/h4>\r\nWe encourage all attendees to stay after the show to talk to the candidates in person. You may like to take a photo with the candidates to use on social media to encourage your followers to watch the recorded show before they cast their votes on 14 October.<\/span>\r\nOur geographical coverage<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nFrom Wellington to Waikato\u00a0<\/span>\r\nNew Zealand Suffrage Anniversary\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\r\nTo honour the New Zealand Suffrage Anniversary on Tuesday 19th September, Hutt South (4pm to 6pm) and Remutuka (7pm to 9pm) shows will be female led.<\/span> These shows are being held at James Coe Centre, (next to the Dowse Art Museum) 45 Laings Road, Lower Hutt.<\/span>\r\nOur crew<\/b><\/h2>\r\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/temp-2-300x300.jpg\")
<\/h3>\r\n\r\n \t- Sam Somers \u2013 Founder \/ Host \/ Executive Producer<\/b> Sam stood for office in the 2016 and 2019 Greater Wellington Regional Council elections.\u00a0<\/span>Having attended the \u2018Meet the Candidates\u2019 meetings he found it challenging to get his message across to his constituency.\u00a0<\/span>Sam, with his supporters, decided that a webshow was the solution, so Sam hosted \u2018It\u2019s in the Ballot\u2019 for 8 electorates in the General Election in 2020.<\/span> In 2022 \u2018It\u2019s in the Ballot Productions\u2019 hosted 34 shows in the Wellington Region for the Council elections.<\/span> Contact Sam on - itsintheballot@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n
\r\n \t- Stacey Ryan - Executive Producer \/ Editor 2<\/b> Stacey has assisted Sam since 2020 as a camera operator and in 2022 did Candidate Liaison and hosted some of the shows. This year Stacey will take on Executive Producer and lead remote editing.<\/span> Contact Stacey on - itsintheballotproductions@gmail.com\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
- Ray Ching - Camera Operator \/ Production Manager \/ Editor 1<\/b> Ray has assisted Sam since 2022 as production manager and will continue in this role.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
- Andre De Groot \u2013 Camera Operator<\/b> Andre joined the crew in 2022 as camera operator and sound technician and is continuing in this role.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
- Nick Hollander - Candidate Liaison \/ Alternate host<\/b> Nick joined the crew in 2022 as camera operator and was a local question host. This year Nick will do Candidate Liaison and will join the Roadshow.<\/span> Contact Nick on - itsintheballotcandidateliaison
- Alex Garside \u2013 Host<\/b> Alex joined the crew in 2020 and this year is joining the Roadshow as a host.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n \r\n\r\nBack Office Crew<\/b> This crew has responsibilities for:<\/span>\r\n
\r\n \t- Managing Eventbrite ticketing<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
- Managing the questions process<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
- Marketing the event<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
- Quality assurance<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
- Editing live footage into YouTube video.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nNeeding a livestreaming crew for your event<\/strong>\r\n
\r\n \t- Our Broadcasting Equipment is available for hire including crew for your event<\/li>\r\n \t
- Our rate is for a 1 person crew $100 per hour, additional crew is at $40 per hour per person (rates for non-profits are up for negotiation)<\/li>\r\n \t
- We use restream as broadcasting software and have the ability to stream to multiple locations, at the same time. We can stream to Youtube, Facebook, Twitch, X (formerly twitter), Instagram, Tiktok, plus many many more<\/li>\r\n \t
- For enquiries email Sam at itsintheballot@gmail.com<\/a>\r\n
\r\n \t- Events we have covered before<\/li>\r\n \t
- ACC Conference - 2022<\/li>\r\n \t
- Future is Rail Conference - Reconnecting Aotearoa 2030 - 2023\r\n
\r\n \t- Website\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
- Facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
- Live Wellington\r\n
\r\n \t- Website<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
- Facebook\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
- We are based in Wellington<\/li>\r\n \t
- For Auckland enquiries for livestreaming, please visit our friend of the show, Ian Sinclair. Ian also has live edited 7 It's in the Ballot Shows, 5 from the 2023 General Election plus the 2 Hamilton East Ward by-election in January 2024\r\n
We are volunteers<\/b><\/h4>\n
It\u2019s in the Ballot is run by volunteers as a non-profit organisation called \u201cIt\u2019s in the Ballot Productions\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n Each show is approximately 2 hours with an intermission.<\/span><\/p>\n The \u2018It’s in the Ballot\u2019 host will introduce the local question host who joins us to present the questions in the boxes.<\/span> Each candidate starts with an Opening Statement (1 minute) on why they are running. The candidates choose a numbered box and speaks to the question (1 minute). Candidates are given the same number of questions. Candidates are sent the question sheet at least 2 days before the show so they can prepare their responses.<\/span> In keeping with the style of \u2018It\u2019s in The Bag\u2019, each candidate will be given two Butt-in cards and one Defer card:<\/span><\/p>\n Any candidate can use this card for a question they want to answer. They must surrender their Butt-In card to the host as soon as that question has been read by the local question host. <\/span>The host will then ask the candidate with the Butt-in card to answer the question once the candidate who chose question has answered.<\/span><\/p>\n The candidate uses this card at their discretion to defer a question they have chosen from a box to another candidate of their choosing.<\/span><\/p>\n Two Hard Hitting questions (1 minute) are answered by all candidates, followed by what candidates would choose as their First Private Members Bill (2 minutes) if elected. This is followed by a Closing Statement (1 minute) from each candidate on why we should vote for them.<\/span><\/p>\n We encourage all attendees to stay after the show to talk to the candidates in person. You may like to take a photo with the candidates to use on social media to encourage your followers to watch the recorded show before they cast their votes on 14 October.<\/span><\/p>\n From Wellington to Waikato\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n To honour the New Zealand Suffrage Anniversary on Tuesday 19th September, Hutt South (4pm to 6pm) and Remutuka (7pm to 9pm) shows will be female led.<\/span> These shows are being held at James Coe Centre, (next to the Dowse Art Museum) 45 Laings Road, Lower Hutt.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Back Office Crew<\/b> This crew has responsibilities for:<\/span><\/p>\n Needing a livestreaming crew for your event<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column] Vision To become a \u2018community-led awareness and participation initiative\u2019 to increase voter interest and turnout in the general and council elections nationally. By using broadcasting and web-based technologies to deliver in-studio, online and YouTube video \u201cMeet the Candidates\u201d we aim to inform voters with an entertaining event.\u00a0 Aims to allow candidates an equal opportunity to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" Any candidate can use this card for a question they want to answer. They must surrender their Butt-In card to the host as soon as that question has been read by the local question host. <\/span>The host will then ask the candidate with the Butt-in card to answer the question once the candidate who chose question has answered.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n The candidate uses this card at their discretion to defer a question they have chosen from a box to another candidate of their choosing.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\nHow it works<\/b><\/h2>\n
First half of show<\/b><\/h4>\n
Butt-in card<\/b><\/h4>\n
Defer card<\/b><\/h4>\n
Second half of show<\/b><\/h4>\n
After show ‘meet and greet ‘with candidates, hosts, and production crew<\/b><\/h4>\n
Our geographical coverage<\/strong><\/h2>\n
New Zealand Suffrage Anniversary\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
Our crew<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Aims<\/b><\/h4>\r\n
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We are volunteers<\/b><\/h4>\r\nIt\u2019s in the Ballot is run by volunteers as a non-profit organisation called \u201cIt\u2019s in the Ballot Productions\u201d.<\/span>\r\n
How it works<\/b><\/h2>\r\nEach show is approximately 2 hours with an intermission.<\/span>\r\n
First half of show<\/b><\/h4>\r\nThe \u2018It's in the Ballot\u2019 host will introduce the local question host who joins us to present the questions in the boxes.<\/span> Each candidate starts with an Opening Statement (1 minute) on why they are running. The candidates choose a numbered box and speaks to the question (1 minute). Candidates are given the same number of questions. Candidates are sent the question sheet at least 2 days before the show so they can prepare their responses.<\/span> In keeping with the style of \u2018It\u2019s in The Bag\u2019, each candidate will be given two Butt-in cards and one Defer card:<\/span>\r\n
Butt-in card<\/b><\/h4>\r\n
Defer card<\/b><\/h4>\r\n
Second half of show<\/b><\/h4>\r\nTwo Hard Hitting questions (1 minute) are answered by all candidates, followed by what candidates would choose as their First Private Members Bill (2 minutes) if elected. This is followed by a Closing Statement (1 minute) from each candidate on why we should vote for them.<\/span>\r\n
After show 'meet and greet 'with candidates, hosts, and production crew<\/b><\/h4>\r\nWe encourage all attendees to stay after the show to talk to the candidates in person. You may like to take a photo with the candidates to use on social media to encourage your followers to watch the recorded show before they cast their votes on 14 October.<\/span>\r\n
Our geographical coverage<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nFrom Wellington to Waikato\u00a0<\/span>\r\n
New Zealand Suffrage Anniversary\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\r\nTo honour the New Zealand Suffrage Anniversary on Tuesday 19th September, Hutt South (4pm to 6pm) and Remutuka (7pm to 9pm) shows will be female led.<\/span> These shows are being held at James Coe Centre, (next to the Dowse Art Museum) 45 Laings Road, Lower Hutt.<\/span>\r\n
Our crew<\/b><\/h2>\r\n
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