UPDATE: The pre-polling booth opening dates and times have changed.
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The new dates and times are:
- Monday June 20 – Thursday June 23 (8:30am – 5:30pm)
- Friday June 24 (8:30am – 6:00pm)
- Saturday June 25 (9:00am – 4:00pm)
- Monday June 27 – Tuesday June 28 (8:30am – 5:30pm)
- Wednesday June 29 (8:30am – 6:00pm)
- Thursday June 30 (8:30am – 5:30pm)
- Friday July 1 (8:30am – 6:00pm)
The official election day is Saturday, July 2.
EARLY voting options for the Federal Election have now opened.
Highland's voters for the Hume and Whitlam electorates can cast their early vote at a pre-polling booth in Bowral.
You can vote early either in person or by post if on election day you:
- are outside the electorate where you are enrolled to vote
- are more than 8km from a polling place
- are travelling
- are unable to leave your workplace to vote
- are seriously ill, infirm or due to give birth shortly (or caring for someone who is)
- are a patient in hospital and can't vote at the hospital
- have religious beliefs that prevent you from attending a polling place
- are in prison serving a sentence of less than three years or otherwise detained
- are a silent elector
- have a reasonable fear for your safety
The pre-polling booth is located at 351 Bong Bong Street, Bowral.
Early votes can also be cast through a postal vote, which must be applied for online.
Apply for a postal vote here: http://www.aec.gov.au/election/pva/