TAMWORTH residents and ratepayers have been urged to make sure they get their votes in as council election day draws closer and closer.
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At 5pm on Tuesday, just 7432 people had pre-poll voted for the Tamworth Regional Council election, a figure the NSW electoral commission say is tracking below projected figures.
There are 43,338 people enrolled to vote in the Tamworth council area, so the electoral commission are eager to smoke voters out.
“This number is currently below our projected votes for this time in the election so we are anxious to get the message out to electors to vote early if they can’t get to a polling place on election day,” an electoral commission spokesperson said.
Tamworth’s returning office at 498 Peel St is open for pre-poll voting from 8.30am to 5.30pm
Jacob McArthur
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
