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Early voting to open

By Georgia Tacey

Apr 21, 2025

If you can’t vote on election day, early voting will be open from Tuesday, April 22.

Early voting for the federal election is about to open.

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If you can’t make it to the polls on election day, there are plenty of early voting centres available that will be open from Tuesday, April 22.

These centres will be open over the next two weeks, excluding Anzac Day, until Friday, May 2.

Those looking to pre-poll in the Bendigo, Nicholls or Farrer seats, head along to St Mary’s Parish Centre, 222-230 Anstruther St, Echuca.

The voting centre is open on Tuesday, April 22 to Thursday, April 24; 8.30am to 5.30pm; Saturday, April 26; 9am to 4pm; Monday, April 28 to Thursday, May 1; 8.30am to 5.30pm; and Friday, May 2; 8.30am to 6pm.

You can vote early either in person or by post if on polling day you:

are outside the electorate where you are enrolled to vote
are more than 8km from a polling place
are travelling
are unable to leave your workplace to vote
are seriously ill, infirm or due to give birth shortly (or caring for someone who is)
are a person with disability (or caring for someone who is)
are a patient in hospital and can't vote at the hospital
have religious beliefs that prevent you from attending a polling place
are in prison serving a sentence of less than three years or otherwise detained
are a silent elector
have a reasonable fear for your safety or wellbeing