General News
25 October, 2024
Deadline is looming for your votes at election
Voting in the Victorian local government elections closes at 6pm on Friday October 25, by which time all votes must have been posted.
“You need to post your completed ballot pack before 6pm, noting local clearance times may vary,” Electoral Commissioner Sven Bluemmel said.
“You can also drop your ballot pack off at the election office located at Former Kindergarten, 23 Roberts Avenue, Horsham, before 6pm.”
Currently an unsubdivided municipality, Horsham Rural City Council will move to having seven single-councillor wards following a 2023 Victorian Government review.
Fifteen candidates are standing across the seven wards.
Two of those - standing for Kalimna and Wyn Wyn Wards - are due to be elected unopposed.
In West Wimmera Shire, which is not subdivided into wards, six candidates are standing for five seats, and in Buloke Shire, eight candidates are vying for six seats.
Eight are competing for six seats on Hindmarsh Shire Council, and 15 are vying for six seats in Northern Grampians Shire.
Yarriambiack Shire attracted only six candidates for its three wards, each now about to be elected unopposed.
Candidates for election were able to nominate in any ward, regardless of where they lived or owned property.
However, residents must vote in the ward that they live in.
‘Your vote will help decide who will be representing you at the local level for the next four years," Mr Bluemmel said.
"Local councils make all kinds of decisions for their communities, so it’s important that you exercise your right to vote."
Voting is compulsory for voters who were on the state or council roll for this election at 4pm on Wednesday August 7.
Enrolled voters who don’t vote may be fined.
Election Day is Saturday October 26, and all results are to be declared by Friday November 15.
Details: www.vec.vic.gov.au/voting/2024-local-council-elections/away-during-the-election