VOTERS enrolled in Indigo Shire Council should check the mail for their ballot packs. Electoral Commissioner Sven Bluemmel is encouraging people to vote as early as possible. "This election is postal, so it’s important to complete and return your ballot material as soon as possible to make sure your vote counts," Mr Bluemmel said. Ballot material must be in the mail or delivered to the election office at Ground Floor, 8 Albert Road, Beechworth by 6pm Friday, October 25. Voters who haven’t received their ballot pack by Tuesday, October 15 should go to vec.vic.gov.au to complete an online replacement ballot pack form. Candidates who have nominated for the election are listed in the ballot packs and on the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) website at vec.vic.gov.au. If candidates have provided them, there will also be candidate photos and statements in the packs, and answers to the candidate questionnaire online. Voting is compulsory for all voters who were enrolled for this election at 4pm Wednesday, August 7. Voters who don’t vote may be fined.
