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Organisation : Tasmanian Electoral Commission
Facility : Glenorchy City Council Election 2018
Polling Period : Tues 19th December to 10am Tues 16th January
State : Tasmania
Country : Australia

Details : https://tec.tas.gov.au/Local_Government_Elections/Glenorchy201718/Index.html#calendar
Home Page : https://tec.tas.gov.au/index.html

TEC Glenorchy City Council Election

If you haven’t received your ballot pack by Wednesday 27 December, please request a new pack. Visit the TEC office, level 3 169 Main Road Moonah for quick access to a replacement pack, or call us and we will mail one out to you.

Related : TEC Australia How to do Voter Enrolment : www.electionin.org/526.html

Hurry, we must receive your vote by 10am Tuesday 16 January.

Election Calendar

Saturday 25 November Notice of Election
** 9am Mon 27 November Nominations Open
** 6pm Thurs 30 November Rolls Close
** 12 noon Mon 11 December Nominations Close
** 12 noon Tues 12 December Announcement of Nominations
** From Tues 19 December Ballot material delivered
** 10am Tues 16 January Close of Polling

The story of your Ballot Pack

Preparation :
Following the announcement of candidates, postal ballot packs are prepared, printed and packed for posting to electors.

Delivery :
All electors will receive postal ballot packs in their letterboxes over a four-day period in the week after the announcement of candidates.

The postal ballot pack contains :
** ballot papers;
** a booklet containing candidate statements and voting instructions;
** a ballot paper envelope (this envelope must be signed by the elector to ensure ballot security); and
** a reply paid envelope for returning your ballot paper envelope which contains your completed ballot paper (voting won’t even cost a stamp)

Vote + Post back :
Electors have around three weeks (including three weekends) to complete their ballot paper and return it so that it can be included in the count.

To have their vote counted electors must :
** mark their preferences on the ballot paper;
** place the completed ballot paper in the ballot paper envelope (the envelope that has the elector’s name printed on it) and seal it;
** sign the ballot paper envelope in the box next to the elector’s name;
** place the ballot paper envelope in the reply paid envelope and seal it; and
** put the reply paid envelope in the post (no stamp required) so that it reaches the returning officer before the close of polling.

Return of Postal Votes

Electors have around three weeks (including three weekends) to complete their ballot paper and return it so that it can be included in the count.

To have their vote counted electors must :
** mark their preferences on the ballot paper;
** place the completed ballot paper in the ballot paper envelope (the envelope that has the elector’s name printed on it) and seal it;
** sign the ballot paper envelope in the box next to the elector’s name;
** place the ballot paper envelope in the reply paid envelope and seal it; and
** put the reply paid envelope in the post (no stamp required) so that it reaches the returning officer before the close of polling.

If electors can’t get it in the post in time, they can drop it in to the relevant council or the office of the returning officer before the 10am deadline.