Election bulletins for political participants
Bulletin No.1 | 10 May 2024
- Featured: Election date; Candidate information webinars; Candidate, group and third-party campaigners must register to start campaigning; Compliance with electoral funding laws; Disclosure obligations; Campaign accounts; Information and support; Administration of the 2024 elections in Fairfield and Liverpool.
Bulletin No.2 | 25 June 2024
- Featured: Election calendar; Candidate and participant information; Candidate and participant helpdesk; Registration for candidates and groups; Nomination as a candidate; Upcoming actions requested of registered parties; Postal vote applications; Registration of third-party campaigners; Amendments to registered details of candidates, groups or third-party campaigners; Determining who is responsible for compliance with electoral funding laws; Funding and disclosure online; Administration of the 2024 elections in Fairfield and Liverpool.
Bulletin No.3 | 15 July 2024
- Featured: Nomination online management system now live; Registered political party logins for NOMS are available now; Registration for candidates and groups; Amendments to the Register of Parties; Capped expenditure period commenced 1 July; Political donation caps for 2024/2025 financial year; Candidate and participant information; Political donation awareness and resources; End of financial year disclosures due; Candidate resources: Office of Local Government campaign.
Bulletin No.4 | 24 July 2024
- Featured: Candidate handbook; Candidate and participant webinars; Nomination Online Management System (NOMS) is now available; Reminder – important information on website about donation and expenditure rules; Registration of candidates, groups and third-party campaigners; Accepting and using political donations; Reminder regarding campaign accounts; Electoral funding disclosure obligations as a current Councillor or Mayor.
Bulletin No.5 | 1 August 2024
- Featured: Upcoming key dates; Candidate eligibility; Close of rolls; Lodgement of nominations; Lodging your nomination online; Lodging your nomination in person; Witnessing the statutory declaration in the candidate information sheet; Close of registration for candidates and groups; Postal voting; Braille ballot papers; Polling place locations and projections; Electoral material authorisation requirements; Compliance operations during the regulated election period; Party registration freeze; Disclosures: reminder due date for political donation disclosures is 12 August 2024; Disclosures: reminder due date for major political donors is 12 August 2024; Regulatory priorities; Security and privacy of enrolment information; Candidate helpdesk changes to operational hours.
Bulletin No.6 | 12 August 2024
- Featured: Nominations close at 12 noon Wednesday; Successfully completing a nomination online; Reminder: close of registrations for candidates and groups 12 noon Wednesday, 14 August; Candidate details published on website; Ballot paper draw; Local Government election regulations amended; Campaign accounts; Registration of electoral material for distributing on election day; Re-use of election material; Community education resources webpage now available; Applications for postal voting are open; Postal vote applications returned to political participants.
Bulletin No.7 | 15 August 2024
- Featured: Nominations and registrations are now closed; Ballot paper draw to occur today; Candidate information on website; Electoral expenditure is capped from 1 July 2024 to election day; Public registers; Political donation caps for 2024/2025 financial year; Accepting and using political donations; ICAC warns against using allegations of corruption as part of campaigns.
Bulletin No.8 | 16 August 2024
- Featured: Ballot paper draws completed; Ballot paper templates; Candidate information webinars; Register your electoral; Postal vote applications returned to political participants.
Bulletin No.9 | 27 August 2024
- Featured: Registration of electoral material reminder; Display of electoral material; Elector number projections; Election statistics; Daily metrics during pre-poll period; Voting at declared institutions; Candidate information webinars; Scrutineers; Postal vote scrutiny; Enforcement of electoral laws; Integrity hub and Disinformation register.
Bulletin No.10 | 2 September 2024
- Featured: Close of registration of electoral material; Display of posters; Electoral material enquiries or complaints; Regulatory priorities and the Disinformation register; Candidate and party workers; Close of registration for third-party campaigners; Reminder: Counting and results candidate information webinar.
Bulletin No.11 | 12 September 2024
- Featured: Election day; Helpdesks on election day; Candidate workers on election day; Reporting allegations about electoral material on election day; Scrutineering; Counting and results; Counting videos; Candidate information webinars.
Bulletin No.12 | 26 September 2024
- Featured: Election results; Distribution of preferences; Declaration of results; Recount requests; Candidate information webinars.
Bulletin No.13 | 11 October 2024
- Featured: Closing local government election campaign accounts; Disclosure obligations after the elections; Reminder to update nomination deposit return details; We value your feedback.
