Key Date

Event

Monday 22 July 2024

• Advertising of enrolments

Monday 5 August 2024

• Start of regulated period for electoral material
• 8am: Lodgement of nomination open
• 6pm: Close of roll (including NRR) for the purposes of being a candidate, nominator and roll printing

Tuesday 6 August 2024

• Lodgement of postal vote applications open

Monday 12 August 2024

• Last day to lodge second half-yearly political donations disclosure

Wednesday 14 August 2024

• 12 noon: Close of nominations and close of registration of candidates and groups.
• Registration of electoral materials open

Thursday 15 August 2024

• 2pm: Ballot paper draw conducted
• 2pm: Uncontested elections declared

Friday 16 August 2024

• 6pm: Caretaker period commences

Monday 19 August 2024

• Postal packs distribution begins

Monday 2 September 2024

• Pre-poll voting period opens
• Display of registered electoral material website commences

Friday 6 September 2024

• 5pm: Registration of electoral material closes

Monday 2 September 2024

• Pre-poll voting period opens
• Display of registered electoral material on the NSWEC website commences

Friday 6 September 2024

• 5pm: Close of registration of electoral material

Monday 9 September 2024

• Telephone voting registration and voting opens
• 5pm: Close of postal vote applications
• Registration of third-party campaigners close

Friday 13 September 2024

• Close of pre-poll voting period
• Telephone voting registration closes

Saturday 14 September 2024

• 8am – 6pm: Election Day
• 1pm: Telephone voting closes
• 6pm: Regulated period for electoral materials ends

Sunday 22 September 2024

• Last day to lodge annual electoral expenditure disclosure (Returning Officer)

Friday 27 December 2024

• 6pm: End of postal vote return (note: subject to legislation change)

Between 30 September – 3 October 2024

• Progressive distribution of preferences and progressive declaration of results