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Keith Eaton
Manager Operations & Public Awareness, NSW State Office
Phone: (02) 9375 6312 • Mobile: 0412 269 720
26 October 2009
Bradfield by-election announced for 5 December 2009
The by-election for the federal electorate of Bradfield will be held on Saturday, 5 December
2009, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) announced today.
The AEC Divisional Returning Officer for Bradfield, Yvonne Harrison, said that people living
in the electorate of Bradfield must ensure that they are correctly enrolled to vote.
“All Australian citizens aged 18 years and over living in the Bradfield electorate are eligible
to vote in this by-election, as long as they are correctly enrolled to vote when the electoral
roll closes.
“If you’re not on the electoral roll, you must fill in an enrolment form immediately and return
it to the AEC by 8pm, 30 October 2009.
“If you’re already on the roll but recently moved and need to update your enrolment, you
have until 8pm, 9 November 2009 to get your completed enrolment form to the AEC,” she
said.
Enrolment forms can be downloaded from the AEC website at www.aec.gov.au and are
available at any AEC office or Australia Post outlet, as well as at any Medicare or Centrelink
offices. Voting is compulsory at by-elections.
To check if you live in the electorate of Bradfield, or to check if your enrolment is up-to-date,
The key dates for the by-election are:
Issue of the writ:
Friday, 30 October 2009
Deadline for new enrolments:
Friday, 30 October 2009
Electoral roll closes:
Monday, 9 November 2009
Close of candidate nominations:
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Declaration of candidate nominations:
Friday, 13 November 2009
Election day:
Saturday, 5 December 2009
The by-election will be conducted using the same electoral boundaries for Bradfield as used
at the 2007 federal election.
For more information on enrolment or the by-election visit www.aec.gov.au or call the AEC
on 13 23 26.
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