{"id":117041,"date":"2023-09-18T14:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T04:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=117041"},"modified":"2023-09-15T13:26:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T03:26:01","slug":"last-chance-to-enrol-for-voice-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/last-chance-to-enrol-for-voice-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Last chance to enrol for Voice vote"},"content":{"rendered":"

VOTERS have until tonight to update their enrolment details to vote in the coming Voice to Parliament referendum.<\/p>\n

The Australian Electoral Commission will close enrolments at 8pm Monday, September 18.<\/p>\n

Last week, the AEC said more than 17.5 million Australians were on the electoral roll with at least 97.5 per cent of all eligible Australians already enrolled to vote.<\/p>\n

The commission is especially targeting young Australians who have turned 18 since the last year\u2019s federal election to sign up in time to vote. Youth enrolment of people aged 18-24 is just over 90 per cent.<\/p>\n

Australian Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers said despite the record-high enrolment figure, the commission was striving to get more people on the roll before the deadline.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t delay \u2013 if you do, you could be one of the very few eligible people out there not ready to vote in the first referendum in nearly a quarter of a century,\u201d Mr Rogers said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be the best democratic base for participation Australia has ever had and we want all eligible Australians to be a part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSince the announcement of the 2023 referendum, there have been over 143,000 enrolment transactions submitted \u2013 approximately 11,000 a day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Postal voting applications are now open until October 11.<\/p>\n

Early voting will open from October 2, with final votes to be cast by polling day on October 14.<\/p>\n

For more details and to enrol, visit https:\/\/www.aec.gov.au\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VOTERS have until tonight to update their enrolment details to vote in the coming Voice to Parliament referendum. The Australian Electoral Commission will close enrolments at 8pm Monday, September 18. Last week, the AEC said more than 17.5 million Australians were on the electoral roll with at least 97.5 per cent of all eligible Australians […]<\/p>\n

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