Rayna Fahey: How to Vote from Australia
How to Vote from Australia
Now the election's been called (November 8! November 8!) I bet you're wondering where exactly you can vote from Australia. Well, here's the definitive guide*
How do I vote?
Firstly you need to be enrolled! Enrolment closes on October 8th, so go to http://elections.org.nz today and make sure you're enrolment is up to date.
Overseas voting opens on Wednesday 22 October.
Voting papers are not automatically sent to voters who are overseas. You cannot vote by email or return your voting papers electronically. If you are overseas at the time of this year's general election then there are four options open to you. You can:
1. Cast an advance vote
If you will be in New Zealand from Wednesday 22 October, you can cast an advance vote (http://www.elections.org.n
2. Download voting papers
If you are overseas and are on the published electoral roll you will be able to download your voting papers from Wednesday 22 October. This is the quickest and easiest way to obtain your ballot paper.
3. Apply for a postal vote
You can apply to have voting papers posted to you. These are normally sent from New Zealand approximately three weeks before election day.
4. Vote in person
You will be able to vote in person at a number of overseas posts, including New Zealand diplomatic posts. The Australian voting posts are as follows:
Melbourne:
Victorian Electoral Commission
Level 8
505 Little Collins Street
Melbourne 3000
Sydney 1:
NSW Electoral Commission
Level 25, 201 Kent Street
Sydney 2000
Sydney 2:
Australian Electoral Commission
Roden Cutler House
Canberra 1 Level 3, 24 Campbell Street
Haymarket 2000
Sydney 3:
Australian Electoral Commission
Level 12, 67 Albert Avenue
Chatswood 2067
Sydney 4:
Australian Electoral Commission
Level 3, North Wing
Jessie Street Centre
2-12 Macquarie Street
Parramatta 2150
Adelaide
State Electoral Office South Australia
134 Fullarton Road
Rose Park 5067
Brisbane
Electoral Commission Queensland
Level 6
Forestry House
160 Mary Street
Brisbane 4000
Canberra 1
New Zealand High Commission
Commonwealth Avenue
Canberra 2600
Canberra 2
Australian Electoral Commission
1st Floor, 8-10 Hobart Place
Canberra City 2601
Darwin
Northern Territory Electoral Commission
2nd Floor, AANT Building
79 Smith Street
Darwin 0800
Hobart
Tasmanian Electoral Commission
Level 2 Telstra Centre
70 Collins Street
Hobart 7000
And last but not least!
Perth:
Western Australian Electoral Commission
Level 2, 111 St George’s Terrace
Perth 6000
I'm not sure what the polling times will be yet, but I'll update this with times as soon as they are available to me.
If you have any other questions about enrolling (make sure you're enrolled!) and voting from overseas check out http://www.elections.org.n
To make things super easy for you to remember, we made an event for voting from Australia, rsvp and keep in the loop http://www.new.facebook.co
* subject to change according to the electoral office, I'll update this if anything does change but I suspect it's highly unlikely..
How do I vote?
Firstly you need to be enrolled! Enrolment closes on October 8th, so go to http://elections.org.nz today and make sure you're enrolment is up to date.
Overseas voting opens on Wednesday 22 October.
Voting papers are not automatically sent to voters who are overseas. You cannot vote by email or return your voting papers electronically. If you are overseas at the time of this year's general election then there are four options open to you. You can:
1. Cast an advance vote
If you will be in New Zealand from Wednesday 22 October, you can cast an advance vote (http://www.elections.org.n
2. Download voting papers
If you are overseas and are on the published electoral roll you will be able to download your voting papers from Wednesday 22 October. This is the quickest and easiest way to obtain your ballot paper.
3. Apply for a postal vote
You can apply to have voting papers posted to you. These are normally sent from New Zealand approximately three weeks before election day.
4. Vote in person
You will be able to vote in person at a number of overseas posts, including New Zealand diplomatic posts. The Australian voting posts are as follows:
Melbourne:
Victorian Electoral Commission
Level 8
505 Little Collins Street
Melbourne 3000
Sydney 1:
NSW Electoral Commission
Level 25, 201 Kent Street
Sydney 2000
Sydney 2:
Australian Electoral Commission
Roden Cutler House
Canberra 1 Level 3, 24 Campbell Street
Haymarket 2000
Sydney 3:
Australian Electoral Commission
Level 12, 67 Albert Avenue
Chatswood 2067
Sydney 4:
Australian Electoral Commission
Level 3, North Wing
Jessie Street Centre
2-12 Macquarie Street
Parramatta 2150
Adelaide
State Electoral Office South Australia
134 Fullarton Road
Rose Park 5067
Brisbane
Electoral Commission Queensland
Level 6
Forestry House
160 Mary Street
Brisbane 4000
Canberra 1
New Zealand High Commission
Commonwealth Avenue
Canberra 2600
Canberra 2
Australian Electoral Commission
1st Floor, 8-10 Hobart Place
Canberra City 2601
Darwin
Northern Territory Electoral Commission
2nd Floor, AANT Building
79 Smith Street
Darwin 0800
Hobart
Tasmanian Electoral Commission
Level 2 Telstra Centre
70 Collins Street
Hobart 7000
And last but not least!
Perth:
Western Australian Electoral Commission
Level 2, 111 St George’s Terrace
Perth 6000
I'm not sure what the polling times will be yet, but I'll update this with times as soon as they are available to me.
If you have any other questions about enrolling (make sure you're enrolled!) and voting from overseas check out http://www.elections.org.n
To make things super easy for you to remember, we made an event for voting from Australia, rsvp and keep in the loop http://www.new.facebook.co
* subject to change according to the electoral office, I'll update this if anything does change but I suspect it's highly unlikely..