	{"id":18598,"date":"2019-11-26T09:05:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T22:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themooraboolnews.com.au\/?p=3980"},"modified":"2024-02-02T21:39:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T10:39:56","slug":"ballot-packs-in-the-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/news\/ballot-packs-in-the-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballot packs in the mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Voters in Gordon, Blakeville, Blackwood, Greendale and surrounding communities should check the mailboxes this week for ballot packs for the Moorabool Shire Council, Woodlands Ward by election.<\/p>\n<p>Returning Officer Mark Taylor is encouraging people to vote as early as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018With the whole election being conducted by post, it\u2019s incredibly important voters complete and return their ballot material as soon as possible to make sure their vote counts,\u2019 said Mr Taylor.<\/p>\n<p>To read the full version of this story, view below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px auto 6px auto;font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 14px;line-height: normal\"><a title=\"View MN_2019-11-26 on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/436694996\/MN-2019-11-26#from_embed\" style=\"text-decoration: underline\">MN_2019-11-26<\/a> by <a title=\"View moorabool's profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/232743432\/moorabool#from_embed\" style=\"text-decoration: underline\">moorabool<\/a> on Scribd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voters in Gordon, Blakeville, Blackwood, Greendale and surrounding communities should check the mailboxes this week for ballot packs for the Moorabool Shire Council, Woodlands Ward by election. 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