Elections ACT in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Government organisation

Elections ACT

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 2 6205 0033

Address: Level 6, 221 London Circuit 2601 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: http://www.elections.act.gov.au

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24.01.2022 Voting has now closed. Results will become available progressively through the early evening with electronic votes the first to appear. Results website - http://electionresults.act.gov.au Counting process - https://www.elections.act.gov.au//2020_/counting-the-votes

24.01.2022 As of COB yesterday 63,201 people had cast their vote at an early voting centre for the 2020 ACT Legislative Assembly election. This compares to 9,664 votes cast at the same stage of the previous ACT election in 2016. *Note: There has been eight days of early voting so far. In 2016, there had only been 4 days of early voting undertaken at this same stage of the election period. ... To find your nearest early voting centre, go to https://www.elections.act.gov.au//2020/2020-polling-places

21.01.2022 The ACT Electoral Commission has commenced its 'Check the Source' information campaign for the 2020 ACT Legislative Assembly election. Social media and online websites can be a quick and effective channel to spread electoral material. It is therefore very important that you check the source and review whether it can be considered reliable, current and safe. See our website for more information.

21.01.2022 Around 80,000 Canberrans are expected to visit one of 82 polling places open from 8am to 6pm today. More than 215,000 voters (70%+) have already engaged with the voting process by voting at an early voting centre or applying for a postal vote. To find your nearest polling place, go to https://www.elections.act.gov.au//2020/polling-places-2020

21.01.2022 Early voting has begun this morning for the 2020 ACT Legislative Assembly Election. Find your nearest early voting centre at https://www.elections.act.gov.au//2020/2020-polling-places

20.01.2022 Candidates for the 2020 ACT Legislative Assembly Election will be formally declared at 12 noon on Thursday 24 September with the event to be live streamed. In-person attendance by candidates, media and the public will also be allowed subject to mandated COVID-19 safety limits. Anyone wishing to attend or view the live stream must RSVP with us by 12 noon on Wednesday 23 September.

20.01.2022 If you’ve recently changed your address, you have until 6.00pm on the 11th September to make the change on the electoral roll. If you’re an Australian citizen, eighteen or over, and not enrolled at your current address, or not enrolled at all, visit the Elections ACT website to enrol as soon as possible. Remember, enrolment and voting are compulsory!

19.01.2022 The Belco Party (ACT) have officially been entered on the register of political parties in the ACT and is now eligible to nominate candidates for the 2020 ACT Legislative Assembly election. Parties wishing to register for ACT elections must submit a list of at least 100 members and a copy of the party’s constitution to the Electoral Commissioner. Any political parties not yet registered for the October 2020 ACT election have until 30 June 2020 to submit an application for of...ficial registration to the ACT Electoral Commissioner. There are currently ten political parties registered to contest the October 2020 election: Animal Justice Party Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch) Belco Party (ACT) Canberra Progressives Liberal Democratic Party Liberal Party of Australia (A. C. T. Division) Sustainable Australia (ACT) The ACT Greens The Community Action Party (ACT) The Flux Party ACT Further information on party registration can be viewed on the Commission’s website at www.elections.act.gov.au/political_parties

18.01.2022 Great to see our friendly polling teams across Canberra hard at work today keeping polling places COVID safe. A steady flow of voters through the morning in most locations with people able to get in & out quickly to have their say. These pics from Yarralumla and Campbell Primary Schools. Haven't voted yet? Find your nearest polling place (open until 6pm) at: https://www.elections.act.gov.au//2020/polling-places-2020

18.01.2022 The names of the applicants who wish to contest the casual vacancy in the electorate of Yerrabi following the resignation of Mr Alistair Coe will be announced today at 12:30 pm by the ACT Electoral Commissioner, Mr Damian Cantwell AM CSC. The computerised count to determine the successful candidate will be conducted immediately thereafter. The names of the candidates and the result of the count will also be posted on the Elections ACT website at www.elections.act.gov.au. ... ACT Legislative Assembly vacancies are filled by conducting a countback of those ballot papers that elected the vacating member. In effect, those electors who voted for Mr Alistair Coe determine his replacement. Media representatives and members of the public are welcome at the declaration of the names of the candidates contesting the vacancy and at the computerised count. The declaration and the count are to be held at the ACT Legislative Assembly, Civic Square, 196 London Circuit, Canberra City.

15.01.2022 The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (ACT) has officially been entered on the register of political parties in the ACT and is now eligible to nominate candidates for the 2020 ACT Legislative Assembly election. Five further applications to register as a political party were submitted to the ACT Electoral Commission just prior to the deadline for new party applications at midnight 30 June 2020. Those parties were: ... Australian Climate Change Justice Party Australian Federation Party Australian Capital Territory David Pollard Independent Democratic Labour Party (DLP) The Canberra Party Parties wishing to register for ACT elections must submit a list of at least 100 members who are ACT electors and a copy of the party’s constitution to the Electoral Commissioner. Members of the public are entitled to object to an application for party registration if they consider that the party is not eligible to be registered. Anyone wishing to object to the registration of any of these five parties may lodge a written objection with the Electoral Commissioner by 23 July 2020. The objection must be in writing, set out the grounds of the objection, state the objector’s name and address and be signed by the objector. A copy of the applications and the constitutions of these parties are available for public inspection at the office of the Commissioner between 9.00am and 5.00pm on business days. Further information on party registration can be viewed on the Commission’s website at www.elections.act.gov.au/political_parties

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14.01.2022 The Belco Party (ACT) has submitted an application to register as a political party in the ACT. Parties wishing to register for ACT elections must submit a list of at least 100 members who are ACT electors and a copy of the party’s constitution to the Electoral Commissioner. Members of the public are entitled to object to an application for party registration if they consider that the party is not eligible to be registered. ... Anyone wishing to object to the registration may lodge a written objection with the Electoral Commissioner by 11 June 2020. A copy of the application and the constitution of the party are available for public inspection at the office of the Commissioner between 9.00am and 5.00pm on business days. Any political parties not yet registered for the October 2020 ACT election have until 30 June 2020 to submit an application for official registration to the ACT Electoral Commissioner. Further information on party registration can be viewed on the Commission’s website at www.elections.act.gov.au/political_parties

14.01.2022 Our fifteen early voting centres will be open from 9am to 5pm each day this long weekend. Join the 32,000 Canberrans who have already cast their vote and have your say. To find your nearest early voting centre go to https://www.elections.act.gov.au//2020/2020-polling-places

14.01.2022 There are only seven weeks left for new political parties to apply for registration for the 2020 ACT Legislative Assembly election. New parties wanting to run candidates in the 2020 election need to submit their application for registration to the ACT Electoral Commissioner by 30 June 2020. Applications must be accompanied by the constitution of the party and the names of at least 100 members of the party who are on the ACT electoral roll.... The candidate nomination period for the 2020 ACT election does not open until 11 September and will close at 12 noon on 23 September. Both party and non-party candidates must wait until this nomination period to be formally recognised as a candidate in the election. However, there is nothing prohibiting a prospective candidate from engaging with electors well before the nomination period. There are currently eight political parties registered to contest the October 2020 election: o Animal Justice Party o Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch) o Liberal Democratic Party o Liberal Party of Australia (A. C. T. Division) o Sustainable Australia (ACT) o The ACT Greens o The Community Action Party (ACT) o The Flux Party ACT For more information on party registration see the Elections ACT website.

13.01.2022 Sixteen political parties are registered to field candidates at the 2020 ACT Legislative Assembly election. The register of political parties in the ACT has been amended to include five more political parties. The Australian Climate Change Justice Party, the Australian Federation Party Australian Capital Territory, David Pollard Independent, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) and The Canberra Party all are now newly eligible to nominate candidates for the 2020 ACT Legislative Assembly election. For the full list of the political parties able to contest the 2020 election visit: https://www.elections.act.gov.au//register_of_political_pa

11.01.2022 Moved house recently? Time is running out to update your enrolment for the 2020 ACT Legislative Assembly election. The completeness of the ACT electoral roll (99%) is once again the national benchmark and recent legislative change means the small number of people who are not yet enrolled can do so right up until the final day of polling. However, if you're already on the roll and need to update your enrolled address you must do so by 6pm this Friday. Go to https://www.elections.act.gov.au/electoral_enrolment

11.01.2022 The Canberra Progressives have submitted an application to register as a political party in the ACT. Parties wishing to register for ACT elections must submit a list of at least 100 members who are ACT electors and a copy of the party’s constitution to the Electoral Commissioner. Members of the public are entitled to object to an application for party registration if they consider that the party is not eligible to be registered.... Anyone wishing to object to the registration may lodge a written objection with the Electoral Commissioner by 27 May 2020. A copy of the application and the constitution of the party are available for public inspection at the office of the Commissioner between 9.00am and 5.00pm on business days. Any political parties not yet registered for the October 2020 ACT election have until 30 June 2020 to submit an application for official registration to the ACT Electoral Commissioner. Further information on party registration can be viewed on the Commission’s website at http://www.elections.act.gov.au/political_parties

11.01.2022 Five further applications to register as a political party have been submitted to the ACT Electoral Commission just prior to the deadline for new party applications. The Canberra Party, the Australian Climate Change Justice Party, the Australian Federation Party Australian Capital Territory, David Pollard Independent, and the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) all lodged applications before the deadline. Parties wishing to register for ACT elections must submit a list of at least ...100 members who are ACT electors and a copy of the party’s constitution to the Electoral Commissioner. Members of the public are entitled to object to an application for party registration if they consider that the party is not eligible to be registered. The objection period will commence early next week and will close 14 days after the published notice. This takes the number of new parties applying to register for the 2020 election to eight. The Canberra Progressives and the Belco Party (ACT) have already completed the registration process and can now contest the election, while the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (ACT) are currently within the 14 day objection period. A copy of the applications and the constitutions of each party are available for public inspection at the office of the Commissioner between 9.00am and 5.00pm on business days by appointment. Further information on party registration can be viewed on the Commission’s website at https://www.elections.act.gov.au/political_parties

11.01.2022 The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (ACT) has submitted an application to register as a political party in the ACT. Parties wishing to register for ACT elections must submit a list of at least 100 members who are ACT electors and a copy of the party’s constitution to the Electoral Commissioner. Members of the public are entitled to object to an application for party registration if they consider that the party is not eligible to be registered. Anyone wishing to object to ...the registration may lodge a written objection with the Electoral Commissioner by 7 July 2020. The objection must be in writing, set out the grounds of the objection, state the objector’s name and address and be signed by the objector. A copy of the application and the constitution of the party are available for public inspection at the office of the Commissioner between 9.00am and 5.00pm on business days. Any political parties not yet registered for the October 2020 ACT election have until 30 June 2020 to submit an application for official registration to the ACT Electoral Commissioner. Further information on party registration can be viewed on the Commission’s website at www.elections.act.gov.au/political_parties

05.01.2022 An official guide to the 2020 ACT Legislative Assembly Election will begin being delivered to Canberra households today. The guide provides information regarding each of the five electoral divisions, early voting centres available near you and how to cast a formal vote. Voter Grace is so keen to have her first democratic say she's managed to get hold of five copies...

02.01.2022 With two days of early voting remaining in the 2020 ACT Legislative Assembly election, a total of 152,143 votes have already been cast at early voting centres. With more than 21,000 postal vote applications also received, this equates to almost 60% of Canberrans already engaged in the voting process. Early voting centres are open today (9am to 5pm) and tomorrow (9am to 8pm). To find your nearest early voting centre go to https://www.elections.act.gov.au//2020/2020-polling-places

01.01.2022 A full list of the 137 candidates announced today that are contesting the 2020 ACT Legislative Assembly Election is available at https://www.elections.act.gov.au//2020_/list-of-candidates Early voting begins on Monday with fifteen early voting centres open across Canberra throughout the full three-week early voting period. To find your nearest voting location go to https://www.elections.act.gov.au//2020/2020-polling-places