South Australians have already cast a record 391,762 early votes — with just one day of early voting remaining — far exceeding the 212,466 early votes recorded at the 2022 State Election.
Yesterday alone, a record 86,718 electors voted early, including 12,877 who voted between 6 pm and 8 pm — highlighting the popularity of late-night voting available at all early voting centres.
Polling Day
Tomorrow, approximately 600 polling day venues will be open across South Australia from 8am to 6pm.Traditionally most electors vote in the morning, so people who may wish to avoid the crowds should consider voting mid-afternoon.
To find your polling place, visit www.ecsa.sa.gov.au or call 1300 655 232.
Telephone assisted voting is available for electors who have a sight or motor impairment. Eligible electors can call 1300 951 579 to vote by telephone.
Coober Pedy
For electors in Coober Pedy, voting services were provided over two days at the Coober Pedy TAFE, Hutchison Street Coober Pedy on Saturday 14 March between 9:00am – 4:00pm and on Sunday 15 March between 9:00am – 11:00am. 778 votes were issued at this location. 113 postal votes have also been issued to electors in Coober Pedy.Voting services were communicated by radio including the Coober Pedy radio station – Dusty FM and ABC North and West, newspapers including the Transcontinental, Coober Pedy Times and the Sunday Mail and promoted on social media.
In response to recent concerns raised by some Coober Pedy residents who were not aware of the voting services provided on the 14 and 15 of March, a plane chartered by the Electoral Commission to provide voting services to electors in flood affected areas will be diverted to enable voting to be provided on Saturday 21 March at Coober Pedy.
The Electoral Commission of South Australia (ECSA) is an independent agency and aims to ensure that demands for electoral services and participation in the democratic processes have been met fairly, honestly and within the law.
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