Corflutes outside Armidale Town Hall during the early voting period.
Saturday, 25 March is NSW state election day when residents will head to the polls and vote for their preferred state member.
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But if you're someone that likes to beat the crowd or won't be around on election day there are ways you can vote early.
Early voting centres are opened on Saturday, March 18 and close on Friday, March 24.
The early voting centre in Armidale is located at the town hall.
Ten candidates will contest the election. At the ballot draw on March 9, the following order was determined:
- CROWE Alan (Sustainable Australia Party - Stop Overdevelopment/Corruption)
- O'LOGHLIN Peter (Legalise Cannabis Party)
- WOOD Billy (Independent)
- MARSHALL Adam (The Nationals)
- HAMPTON Gary (Public Education Party)
- LANGENBERG Yvonne (Labor)
- LEDGER Natasha (Independent)
- O'HARA Elizabeth (The Greens)
- HAMMOND Margaret (Liberal Democrats)
- HAY Michael (Shooters, Fishers and Farmers)
You can vote at the following times:
- Saturday 9am-6pm
- Monday to Wednesday: 8.30am-5.30pm
- Thursday 8.30am-8pm
- Friday 8.30am-6pm
You may be eligible to vote in person before election day at an early voting centre for a state election if you:
- will be outside New South Wales on election day
- will be more than 8km from a voting centre in your electorate 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.
For more details visit: https://elections.nsw.gov.au/
