This needs to be done by public notice. Electorate candidate nominations will close at noon on Nomination Day, Wednesday 3 November 1999. Nominations cannot be accepted by Returning Officers until after the Writs are issued. The Governor-General's warrant to the Clerk of the Writs is countersigned by the Minister of Justice. Once the election has been held and official count completed, the Returning Officer issues a public notice declaring the result.
Candidates have three days in which they can seek a judicial recount.
If the Returning Officer is satisfied that the result is not going to be challenged, or after the period in which a candidate may seek a judicial recount has expired, the Returning Officer returns to the Clerk of the Writs the writ endorsed with the name of the successful candidate. The Clerk of the Writs then compiles a list of all elected members. This will be done in consultation with the Chief Electoral Officer who has responsibility for the compilation of the Party List returns. These Lists are forwarded to the Clerk of the House of Representatives, together with a copy of the writs. The election result, with members' names and electoral districts, is gazetted in the NZ Gazette.