Voting has begun for Council elections

PRE-POLL voting has opened in Scone today for the Upper Hunter Shire Council elections.

Pre-poll in Merriwa and Murrurundi will open next week and polling booths across the Shire will be available on election day, Saturday, December 4.

How to vote:

• To make a valid vote you need to vote for a minimum of five candidates, in order of your preference. 
• You can then chose to preference further candidates, but you must at least number up to five.
• How to vote cards:
  • How to vote cards will not be available at the polling booths, due to covid restrictions. Candidates can’t hand out materials within 100 metres from the booths.
  • To get the how to vote for your favourite candidate you can:
    • wait for postal materials to arrive before December 4;
    • visit the candidate’s Facebook page or website, or
    • check their posters at polling booths as some have their how to votes on their posters, which you can photograph and take into the booth with you.

Pre-poll this week is at:

• Scone Council Chambers, Crn Liverpool and Main Street, Scone.