The federal election is shaping up to be a boon for casual employment seekers, with a small army of workers needed to run the election in the seat of Parkes.
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The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) reports it is in the process of recruiting people for "at least 661 key election positions" across the division of Parkes.
That's an increase on the previous federal election, which an AEC spokesman said was "mainly due to the recent redistribution".
The seat of Parkes expanded to more than 393,400 square km - about 49 per cent of the area of NSW - earlier this year.
Numerous additional positions related to the July 2 poll were also still available in Dubbo with various start dates and times, the AEC spokesman said.
The main types of duties in Dubbo still available are "material handling and counting staff positions".
The AEC has advised anyone interested in working can go to their website, www.aec.gov.au or contact the AEC's Dubbo office on 6885 3201.
The close of rolls was scheduled for 8pm on Monday night, meaning no more enrolments or updates to details can be made for the federal election.
The AEC also advises the community that pre-poll voting will open at Dubbo on June 14, but it is yet to advise of the location.
"Pre-poll locations won't go live until the weekend after the declaration of nominations so I would encourage electors to go to our website, www.aec.gov.au, and check after June 10," he said.
The AEC is also advising people to turn out to a polling station for the July 2 poll.
"Your vote is a valuable thing, so it is important that all eligible Australians exercise their right to vote," the AEC spokesman said.
The AEC website advises after each election, it will send a letter to all apparent nonvoters requesting that they either "provide a valid and sufficient reason for failing to vote or pay a $20 penalty".
A total of 150 seats will be contested at the 2016 federal election for the House of Representatives.
This is the same number as at the 2013 federal election, however, NSW's entitlement decreased by one seat and WA's entitlement increased by one seat.