Early Voting Opens For By-elections

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29 September


Early voting opens for By-elections

Pre-poll and postal voting has opened in the State seats of Cabramatta, Lakemba and

Ryde to assist electors who are unable to vote in the by-elections on Saturday 18 October.

Electors who cannot get to a polling place on Election Day, including anyone who will be

interstate or overseas, have these early voting options available to them,” said NSW

Electoral Commissioner Colin Barry.

You can vote in person before election day by visiting a pre-poll voting centre. Pre-poll

centres will accept votes for all other areas. The location and times of pre-polling are set

out below


Cabramatta


Returning Office


Suite 4, 76 Broomfield Street, Cabramatta


Monday 29 September – Friday 17 October 9am to 6pm


Saturday 11 October 2008, 9am to 1pm

Lakemba


Returning Office


713 Canterbury Rd, Belmore


Monday 29 September – Friday 17 October 9am to 6pm

Saturday 11 October 2008, 9am to 1pm


Ryde


Returning Office


Suite 4, 133-137 Gordon St, Ryde


Monday 29 September – Friday 17 October 9am to 6pm

Saturday 11 October 2008, 9am to 1pm


New South Wales Electoral Commission


Level 25, 201 Kent St, Sydney


Monday 29 September – Friday 17 October 9am to 5pm (Mon-Fri)


You can vote by post by lodging a postal vote application with the Returning Officer for

your electoral district by Monday, 13 October 2008 if you’re overseas or Wednesday, 15

October 2008 if you’re in Australia. 


For more information on postal and pre-poll voting, and to obtain a postal vote application

form visit our website or call us. Postal vote application forms are also available from any

Australia Post office.


Information: www.elections.nsw.gov.au or call 1300 135 736. 

Media Contact: Richard Carroll NSW Electoral Commission

(02) 9290 5936    richard.carroll@elections.nsw.gov.au






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