Regionals and Queensland Local Government Elections

So if you're playing in the Northern Region Ultimate Frisbee Championships next weekend, you'll want to arrange to vote beforehand as per the email listed below.

Dear all registered for Northern Regionals,

The Queensland local government elections are being held on Saturday 15 March 2008. You'll need to consider how you'll arrange to vote.

OUTSIDE BRISBANE: If you are from outside Brisbane, you MUST pre-poll vote or postal vote. Unlike State and Federal elections, you CANNOT absentee vote on the day. So your ONLY option is to pre-poll vote or postal vote. Pre-poll voting you do this by going to one of these locations:
Gold Coast: http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/lg2008/GoldCoastCity/prepollOffices.htm
Townsville:
http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/lg2008/TownsvilleCityCouncil/prepollOffices.html
Logan:
http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/lg2008/LoganCity/prepollOffices.html

For postal voting: https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/declarationvoting/default.aspx

BRISBANE CITY PEOPLE: If you are from inside the Brisbane City Council region I strongly encourage everyone to pre-poll or postal vote (that is, vote beforehand) - this will save you a lotta hassle during the day. Polling booths are open 8am-6pm so you may not get time before or after games to vote. Brisbane pre-poll voting locations are at: http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/lg2008/BrisbaneCity/prepollOffices.html

If you're a bit slack, people enrolled in the Brisbane City Council area can also try to vote on the day at building N35 on the Griffith Nathan campus. It will probably take you about 30-45 minutes to walk up there, vote and get back to the fields.

DO YOU HAVE TO VOTE? If some of you are thinking, "do I have to vote?" - my first tip is to ask "Did you voted in a Queensland electorate in the national election in November last year?" If yes, then you need to vote in the Queensland local government elections.

If you've turned 18 or become an Australian citizen or changed address in recent months, then you should enrol or update your details, so that you're ready for the next election (which I think will be the State government elections due in 2009).

Check out: http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/ for further information.

I'll be sending this also to the qld-yahoogroups list - apologies if you get this twice.

Cheers,

JdR

Thanks to commenter Will for the tip.