Published on Thursday, 8 July 2021 at 9:37:23 AM
The local government election is fast approaching.
To assist the community with the elections, Katherine Town Council has partnered with Local Government Association Northern Territory (LGANT) and Northern Territory Electoral Commission (NTEC) to host an information session on Tuesday 13 July 2021, 5pm at the Civic Centre. Council encourages the community to attend. To see more information on the event, click here.
Nominations for both Mayor and Councillors open Friday 16 July 2021. Please see the timetable below for all the important dates relating to the election.
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Actions
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Friday 16 July
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Gazettal of date by Minister Nominations open
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Tuesday 27 July
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5:00 pm
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Electoral roll closes
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Thursday 5 August
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12:00 pm
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Nominations Close
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Monday 9 August
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Postal vote mail-out commences
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Monday 16 August
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8:00 am
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Early voting commences
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Friday 27 August
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6:00 pm
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Early voting closes
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Saturday 28 August Election Day
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Saturday 28 August
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8:00 am
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Election day voting commences
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6:00 pm
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Election day ceases
Mobile voting ceases
Primary counts of ordinary, postal and early votes commence
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Monday 30 August
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Declaration vote verification checks, commence recheck of all counts
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Thursday 2 September
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9:00 am
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Primary counts accepted declaration votes, further postal counts
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Friday 10 September
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12:00 pm
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Deadline for receipt of postal votes
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Final counts of postal votes commence
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6:00 pm
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Distribution of preferences
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Monday 13 September
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TBC
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Declaration of the election result
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Council would like to remind residents that voting is compulsory for all residents aged 18 and over and fines may apply for not voting. Check your enrolment here or click here to enrol to vote or change your address.
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