State election campaigning will shift to the region’s pre-polling centres when early and online voting for the March 23 poll opens at 8am on Monday.
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HOW TO VOTE EARLY
In person
Pre-poll voting is available from 8am on March 11 (unless indicated otherwise) at the following locations and times:
WOLLONGONG ELECTORATE
Wollongong Election Manager's Office - 273 Crown Street, Wollongong
- Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
- Thu (March 21): 8am - 8pm
- Sat: 9am - 5pm
- Sun: Closed
Shellharbour Election Manager's Office - 4 Woolworths Avenue, Lake Illawarra
- Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
- Thu (March 21): 8am - 8pm
- Sat: 9am - 5pm
- Sun: Closed
Dapto Ribbonwood Centre - 93-109 Princes Highway, Dapto
- Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
- Thu (March 21): 8am - 8pm
- Sat: 9am - 5pm
- Sun: Closed
KEIRA ELECTORATE
Wollongong Election Manager's Office - 273 Crown Street, Wollongong
- Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
- Thu (March 21): 8am - 8pm
- Sat: 9am - 5pm
- Sun: Closed
Thirroul Community Centre - 352 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Thirroul (OPENS MARCH 16)
- Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
- Thu (March 21): 8am - 8pm
- Sat: 9am - 5pm
- Sun: Closed
Keira Election Manager's Office - 2/94-98 Railway Street, Corrimal
- Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
- Thu (March 21): 8am - 8pm
- Sat: 9am - 5pm
- Sun: Closed
KIAMA ELECTORATE
Kiama Election Manager's Office - 3B 3 Brown Street, Kiama
- Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
- Thu (March 21): 8am - 8pm
- Sat: 9am - 5pm
- Sun: Closed
Centenary Hall - Tongarra Road, Albion Park
- Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
- Thu (March 21): 8am - 8pm
- Sat: 9am - 5pm
- Sun: Closed
Kiama Uniting Church - 19 Bong Bong Street, Kiama
- Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
- Thu (March 21): 8am - 8pm
- Sat: 9am - 5pm
- Sun: Closed
South Coast Election Manager's Office - Unit 1, 10 Pleasant Way, Nowra
- Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
- Thu (March 21): 8am - 8pm
- Sat: 9am - 5pm
- Sun: Closed
SHELLHARBOUR ELECTORATE
Wollongong Election Manager's Office - 273 Crown Street, Wollongong
- Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
- Thu (March 21): 8am - 8pm
- Sat: 9am - 5pm
- Sun: Closed
Shellharbour Election Manager's Office - 4 Woolworths Avenue, Lake Illawarra
- Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
- Thu (March 21): 8am - 8pm
- Sat: 9am - 5pm
- Sun: Closed
Dapto Ribbonwood Centre - 93-109 Princes Highway, Dapto
- Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
- Thu (March 21): 8am - 8pm
- Sat: 9am - 5pm
- Sun: Closed
HEATHCOTE ELECTORATE
Heathcote Election Manager's Office - Shop 2, 9-15 East Parade, Sutherland
- Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
- Thu (March 21): 8am - 8pm
- Sat: 9am - 5pm
- Sun: Closed
Menai Community Centre - 34 Allison Crescent, Menai (OPENS MARCH 16)
- Mon - Wed, Fri: 8am - 6pm
- Thu (March 21): 8am - 8pm
- Sat: 9am - 5pm
- Sun: Closed
Miranda Election Manager's Office - The Kiora Centre Shop 7/29 Kiora Road, Miranda
- Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
- Thu (March 21): 8am - 8pm
- Sat: 9am - 5pm
- Sun: Closed
iVote electronically-assisted voting
People who are blind, vision impaired or who have another disability, live more than 20km from the nearest polling place, or who will be outside NSW on election day, can apply to use the iVote system to vote via the internet or the telephone.
To register visit iVote.nsw.gov.au or call 1300 2 iVote (1300 24 86 83).
Applications close at 1pm on March 23.
Votes can be cast using iVote from 8am on March 11 until 6pm on March 23.
Votes can be verified within one hour of voting. Receipts can be checked until March 29.
Postal voting
Postal vote applications will be accepted until 6pm on March 18. You can apply for a postal vote at www.elections.nsw.gov.au. Postal vote ballot papers will be sent from March 12.
Who is eligible to vote early or pre-poll?
You may be eligible to vote in person before election day at an early voting centre if you:
- will be outside New South Wales on election day
- will be more than 8km from a voting centre in your electorate, ward or council area on election day
- will be travelling and unable to attend a voting centre on election day
- are seriously ill or infirm, and due to such illness or infirmity will be unable to attend a voting centre
- are approaching maternity
- have religious membership or beliefs that prevent you from attending a voting centre on election day
- are in a correctional centre and prevented from attending a voting centre on election day
- are caring for a person outside of a hospital setting, which prevents you from attending a voting centre on election day
- will be working on election day
- are a silent elector
- are a person with a disability
- believe that attending a voting centre on election day will place your personal safety or the safety of your family at risk.
Voting is compulsory for all people on the electoral roll.
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Andrew Pearson
Andrew grew up in the western Riverina town of Hay and has strong ties to the region. He is a former DA journo who has a passion for breaking news and has covered everything from council and politics to crime and court.
Andrew grew up in the western Riverina town of Hay and has strong ties to the region. He is a former DA journo who has a passion for breaking news and has covered everything from council and politics to crime and court.
