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• Issue No. 6 • A community newspaper for Hamilton • September 2017 •
Time to vote folks...
All Newcastle residents 18 years of age and over are required to vote in the Local Government election to be held on Saturday 9 September. At the polling booth you will be given two ballot papers. One is for your choice of three Councillors to represent the community and your local Ward in particular. The Hamilton Local readership area falls within Ward 2. Polling places around Hamilton include schools, community halls and church halls. Four groups or parties are standing three candidates each for election as Councillors in Ward 2 including the Labor and Liberal parties, The Greens and the Newcastle Independents. The second ballot paper will be for the election of the Lord Mayor. There are seven candidates vying for this position including the incumbent Nuatali Nelmes (Labor), David Compton (Liberal), Therese Doyle (The Greens) and four independents, Ron Brown, Kath Elliott, Rod Holding and Steve O’Brien. More about each of the candidates for Mayor and Councillor can be found on pages 10 to 13 of this issue.
If you know you will be unable to attend a polling booth on election day you can apply for a Postal or Prepoll vote. More information about these early voting options is available at www.elections.nsw.gov.au/ or by phoning the NSW Electoral Commission on 1300 135 736. The Electoral Commission issue fines to those who do not vote in the election. At previous elections these fines have been $55.
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