Pre Poll Voting

Pre poll voting runs from Monday 7 March to Friday 18 March at the following locations.

Times are 9.00am to 5.00pm each day, except for Friday 18th March which is extended through to a 6.00pm close.

Note. There is no pre-polling on Saturday or Sunday.

Beerwah pre-poll starts the Monday, 14 March at Beerwah Library, 25 Peachester Road.

Voters from any division in the Sunshine Coast Local government area can vote  at any pre poll centre.

Generally voters will place their ballot papers in an envelope with the relevant division number marked in it,  before placing the envelope in a ballot box. There are however exceptions, and in the following table you can see that at Maroochydore for example, Divisions 4, 7 and 8 are listed. This means that at Maroochydore, voters from Divisions 4, 7 and 8 will place their ballot papers directly into a ballot box – not in an envelope.

This will enable ECQ to have quicker results in all divisions (and consequently the Mayoral election) when counting commences after 6:00 pm on polling day.

Queensland Local Government Elections 2016

Sunshine Coast Council

Polling day is Saturday 19th March 2016

Enrolments for this election have now closed, but you can check your enrolment here at the Australian Electoral Commission website.

Voting

Electors enrolled for federal and state elections are automatically enrolled to vote in their local government area.

It is compulsory to vote in local, state and federal elections if you:

• have turned 18,
• are an Australian citizen or eligible British subject and,
• have lived at your address for at least 1 month.

Further information on enrolment options and eligibility requirements is available on the enrolments page of the Electoral Commission Queensland website.