Legislative Council
By-election 2017
The Tasmanian Electoral Commission provides a number of services to help you have your say in the Legislative Council Pembroke by-election.
Vote in person from 8am to 6pm Saturday 4 November at a polling place near you.
Find your nearest polling place here or the ElectionsTas smartphone app, or check your newspaper on polling day.
The TEC has a number of services to help you have your say at Tasmanian elections:
For electors who are:
In Tasmania
+ can't vote on polling day
Interstate
Overseas
Pre-poll centres will be open in 2 Tasmanian locations, weekdays from 8:30am to 5:30pm, and will remain open until 6pm on Friday 3 November. Both centres will be closed for the Royal Hobart Show public holiday on 26 October.
Below are the opening dates and locations of Tasmanian centres.
Interstate pre-poll locations are open during their normal business hours and until Friday 3 November.
Applications for a postal vote have closed.
Returning your Vote -
You must record your vote before 6pm on polling day, Saturday 4 November
We can receive postal ballot papers until 10am Tuesday 14 November
Applications for an express vote have closed.
Returning your Vote -
You must return your express vote before 6pm on polling day, Saturday 4 November
If you can't vote on polling day, you can vote early.
Pre-poll centres are open weekdays as listed below, apart from Hobart Show holiday, 26th October.
Note - both pre-poll centres will offer our VI-Vote service for vision impaired electors.
Hobart pre-poll centre
144 Macquarie St, Hobart
from Mon 16th October
8:30am to 5:30pm weekdays,
(open 'till 6pm on Friday 3 November)
Rosny Park pre-poll centre
6 Bayfield St, Rosny Park
from Mon 23rd October
8:30am to 5:30pm weekdays
(open 'till 6pm on Friday 3 November)
Pre-poll centres are available at state and territory electoral commissions offices within Australia.
Interstate pre-poll centres are open during their normal business hours until Friday 3 November.
ACT
Elections ACT
Ground Floor, North Building,
180 London Cct, Canberra
NSW
Electoral Commission NSW
Level 25,
201 Kent St, Sydney
QLD
Electoral Commission Qld
Level 6, Forestry House,
160 Mary St, Brisbane
SA
Electoral Commission SA
Level 6, 60 Light Sq,
Adelaide
Vic
Victorian Electoral Commission
Level 11, 530 Collins St
(access via the tower lifts)
Melbourne
WA
Western Australian Electoral Commission
Level 2, 111 St Georges Tce
Perth
NT
NT Electoral Commission
Level 3, TCG Centre,
80 Mitchell St, Darwin
or
MyVote Central
Yeperenye Centre,
Hartley St, Alice Springs
The TEC has a computer based system (VI Vote) to assist vision impaired electors to cast their vote. VI Vote is available at both pre-poll centres and at the Howrah Primary School (Howrah Scout Hall) polling place on polling day.
For other assistance, please call 1800 801 701 for options to help you have your say at this election.
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