www.electionin.org

Organisation : Australian Electoral Commission (aec.gov.au)
Facility : Federal Election
Country : Australia

Notification : http://aec.gov.au/election/timetable.htm
Home Page : http://aec.gov.au/

Federal Election :

Activity : Announcement of election
Description : The Prime Minister announced that the 2016 federal election would be held on Saturday 2 July 2016.
Date : Sunday 8 May 2016

Related : Electoral Commission Queensland Overseas Electors Registration : www.electionin.org/777.html

Activity : Issue of writ
Description :
Writs issued for the 2016 election
A writ is a document commanding an electoral officer to hold an election, and contains dates for the close of rolls, the close of nominations, the polling day and the return of the writ. The Governor-General issues the writs for House of Representatives elections and the territories’ Senate elections. State Governors issue writs for states’ Senate elections
Date : Monday 16 May 2016

Activity : Postal vote applications open
Description :
If you are unable to vote on election day you can apply for a postal vote if you :
** are outside the electorate where you are enrolled to vote
** are more than 8km from a polling place
** are travelling
** can’t 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 reasonable fear for your safety.
Date : Sunday 8 May 2016

Activity : Close of rolls
Description :
** The ‘close of rolls’ is the date the electoral roll closes for the federal election, as set out in the writs.
** After this date, you cannot enrol or update your details on the electoral roll for the federal election.
** The close of rolls date is 8pm local Australian time on the seventh calendar day after the writs are issued for the federal election.
Date : 8pm Monday 23 May 2016

Activity : Close of candidate bulk nominations (House of Representatives)
Description :
Registered political parties may lodge the nomination of all the candidates they are standing in House of Representative seats in a state/territory with the Australian Electoral Officer for that state/territory by this date.
Date : 12 midday Tuesday 7 June 2016

Activity : Close of candidate nominations
Description :
Close of nominations for both House of Representatives and Senate candidates occurs at exactly midday on the date set out in the writ for close of nominations. Late nominations or changes cannot be accepted.
Date : 12 midday Thursday 9 June 2016

Activity : Declaration of candidate nominations
Description :
24 hours after the close of nominations (midday), all divisional returning officers and state electoral officers declare nominations and conduct a ballot draw for positions on the relevant ballot paper.
Date : 12 midday Friday 10 June 2016

Activity : Early voting commences
Description : Early voting becomes available for eligible voters. Eligibility criteria are the same as those for postal voting.
Date : From Tuesday 14 June 2016

Activity : Mobile polling commences
Description :
Mobile polling is carried out on or before election day. Mobile polling teams visit voters in locations including hospitals, nursing homes, and remote areas. **
Date : From Monday 20 June 2016

Activity : Preliminary scrutiny commences
Description :
During preliminary scrutiny postal vote certificates and declaration envelopes containing early, absent or provisional votes are checked to determine whether the person is entitled to vote. No declaration vote envelope can be opened or ballot paper scrutinised before the close of the poll, 6pm on election day.
Date : From Monday 27 June 2016

Activity : Close of postal vote applications
Description : An application for a postal vote must be received by the AEC no later than 6pm on the Wednesday before election day.
Date : 6pm Wednesday 29 June 2016

Activity : Election day
Description :
Polling will occur in all designated polling places from 8am to 6pm local time. Polling closes at 6:00 pm sharp, however any voters in the queue at that time are able to cast their vote.
Date : Saturday 2 July 2016

Activity : Count of votes
Description :
The counting of ordinary votes begins in each polling place immediately after the poll closes at 6pm on election day. The counting of House of Representatives ordinary votes taken at pre-poll voting centres also commences after 6pm on election day.
Date : 6pm Saturday 2 July 2016

Activity : Last day for receipt of Declaration votes
Description :
All declaration votes must be received (either through the declaration vote exchange or postal votes being returned) in the relevant division no later than 13 days after election day.
Postal votes are included in the count if they were cast before 6pm on election day and are received within 13 days after the close of the poll.
Date : 6pm Friday 15 July 2016

Activity : Return of writs (latest date)
Description : The new Parliament must sit not later than 30 days after the due date for the return of the writs.
Date : Monday 8 August 2016