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Are You Ready To Vote In The Upcoming State Election?

Nationals Member for Morwell, Russell Northe has urged people throughout the Morwell Electorate to make sure that their electoral details are correct and up to date ahead of the State Election on November 27, 2010.

By Russell Northe - 20th October 2010 - Back to News

"It is important that everyone who is eligible to vote has provided the correct details to the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC). Voting is compulsory in Victorian State Elections and anyone who fails to vote without an adequate reason may be fined.

"New residents to the Morwell Electorate need to make sure that they have updated their residential address details with the VEC."

Mr Northe said it was timely to remind young people who have turned eighteen and have not yet enrolled to vote to do so now.

"The close of rolls is 8pm on Tuesday 9 November so anyone who needs to enrol to vote or update their electoral roll details should do so before this date."

Mr Northe said that the VEC has developed an online enrolment application to help make new enrolments easier and forms are now available at http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Enrol/enrol-forms.html.

Voters have various voting options available to them which include early voting, voting by post and at Election Day polling booths.

Postal vote application forms will be available at all VEC election offices, post offices and the VEC website from Wednesday, 3 November 2010.

People who cannot get to a voting centre on Election Day can vote at an early voting centre. The early voting centre in the Morwell Electorate is located at 173 Princes Drive Morwell, and will be open from Monday 15 to Friday 26 November during the following hours: Monday to Friday: 8:30am – 6:00pm Saturday 20 November: 9:00am – 2:00pm Thursday 25 November: 8:30am – 8:00pm Friday 26 November: 8:30am – 6:00pm

An early voting centre for people who will be interstate on Election Day is available in each of the state and territory capital cities, for the full list go to the VEC website, www.vec.vic.gov.au

Mr Northe said people with any queries in relation to voting in the 27 November State Election should contact the VEC on 131 832 weekdays between 9am and 5pm.

Source: http://gippsland.com/

Published by: news@gippsland.com

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