Parra News 9 November 2021

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021
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CITY OF PARRAMATTA
2021 NSW LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS
Saturday 4 December 2021
If you are an Australian citizen who is 18 years or older and lives in NSW you are likely to be enrolled to vote
at NSW Local Government elections.
Every person whose name is on a council’s residential roll for a NSW Local Government election must vote in
that Council’s election in December.
You can check if and where you are enrolled to vote on the NSW Electoral Commission’s website at
elections.nsw.gov.au
Early voting options
*Subject to eligibility. Check your eligibility at elections.nsw.gov.au
Voting by post*
You may be eligible to vote by post. COVID-19 – specific
eligibility criteria may apply to your circumstances.
You can apply online for a postal vote from Tuesday
26 October. Find out more about postal voting at
elections.nsw.gov.au or by calling 1300 135 736.
Your postal vote application must be completed and
received by 5pm, Monday 29 November.
Voting online*
Eligible voters may be able to apply to use the NSW
Electoral Commission’s technology-assisted voting
platform, iVote, at these elections. Eligible voters can
register online at elections.nsw.gov.au or by calling
1300 24 86 83.
Applications will open from 9am, Monday 22 November
and applications close at 1pm, Saturday 4 December.
Voting using iVote closes at 6pm, Saturday 4 December.
If the 1pm application deadline is missed, iVote cannot
be used to vote on the afternoon of election day.
Voting early in person
Pre-poll (early) voting begins on Monday 22 November
and ends on Friday 3 December.
Early voting in person is available to all voters at these
elections to help us stay COVID-safe.
Not all pre-poll venues are open for the entire
pre-poll voting period. For specific operating dates,
times and the locations of pre-poll venues, visit
elections.nsw.gov.au
Voting on election day
Polling (voting) places will open 8am–6pm on Saturday
4 December. On a Local Government election day,
voting in person is available only at polling places set
up for your council area and/or ward (if your council
area has wards).
Visit elections.nsw.gov.au and enter your address to
find out where you can vote.
Voting is compulsory
Everyone whose name is on a residential roll for a
NSW Local Government election must vote in that
council’s election.
You can check if and where you are enrolled to vote
on the NSW Electoral Commission’s website here.
There are penalties for not voting
Voting is also compulsory for all voters included on
the City of Sydney non-residential roll. Voting is not
compulsory for voters included on the non-residential
roll for other councils.
Information on candidates
Each candidate has a ‘Candidate Information Sheet’
that will be available at elections.nsw.gov.au
Registered electoral material
Electoral material (how-to vote cards) registered by
the NSW Electoral Commission for distribution on
election day are available for inspection on the NSW
Electoral Commission website elections.nsw.gov.au
from Monday, 22 November to 6pm, Saturday
4 December 2021.
Information: elections.nsw.gov.au or
call 1300 135 736
If you are deaf, hard of hearing and/or have a speech
impairment, please contact us through the National
Relay Service (NRS). Choose your access option and
ask for 1300 135 736.
If you need an interpreter, please call TIS National
on 131 450 and ask them to call the NSW Electoral
Commission on 1300 135 736.
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