Key dates for the 14 September 2013 Federal Election. Are you on the Electoral Roll yet?

 

If you haven't applied to be on the Australian Electoral Roll yet, perhaps this week would be a good time to get your paperwork in or enrol online.

 

The Australian Electoral Commission website gives full instructions.

 

It is compulsory to enrol if you:

• are an Australian citizen, or eligible British subject,
• aged 18 years and over*, and
• have lived at your address for at least one month.

Key dates for the 2013 federal election

Updated: 30 January 2013

 

Today the Prime Minister announced Saturday 14 September 2013 as polling day for the 2013 federal election. The Prime Minister has further announced that later this year, the Prime Minister will advise the Governor-General to dissolve the House of Representatives with writs to be issued on Monday 12 August for an election for the House and half of the Senate, to be held on Saturday 14 September.

The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 sets various milestones in an election timetable. The Prime Minister's announcement of two key dates in the election timetable, being the date of the issue of writ and the date of polling day, creates a minimum timeframe election period which allows other dates to be determined.

On the basis of the writ being issued by the Governor-General, as indicated by the Prime Minister, on 12 August, and the election date being 14 September, the 2013 election timetable will be:

Issue of writ	Monday, 12 August 2013
Close of rolls	8pm, Monday, 19 August 2013
Close of candidate nominations	12 midday, Thursday, 22 August 2013
Declaration of candidate nominations	12 midday, Friday, 23 August 2013
Polling day	Saturday, 14 September 2013

Media contact

Phil Diak | Director Media
AEC, Canberra
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