THE federal election is less than two weeks away, which means there are now opportunities for people to cast their vote early.
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The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has made seven sites available across the Calare electorate for early voting.
Almost all of them will open from Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
There are two pre-poll sites in Bathurst, two in Orange, and one each in Dubbo, Lithgow and Mudgee.
Take a look at the map below to see where all the pre-poll centres are located and what their opening hours are.
Every pre-poll centre in Calare offers a virtual Auslan interpreter and is either wheelchair accessible or has assisted wheelchair access.
Full accessibility details for each venue are available on the AEC website.
The final day for pre-poll is on Friday, May 2 ahead of election day on Saturday, May 3.
Who are the candidates?
There are 10 candidates running for the seat of Calare.
This is the order they will appear on the ballot paper:
- Jennifer Hughes (One Nation)
- Sue Raye (Legalise Cannabis)
- Kate Hook (Independent)
- Vicki O'Leary (Trumpet of Patriots)
- Ben Parker (Greens)
- Ross Hazelton (Family First)
- Andrew Gee (Independent)
- Jase Lesage (Shooters Fishers and Farmers)
- Julie Cunningham (Labor)
- Sam Farraway (Nationals)
