Dorset Council By-Elections
By-elections, conducted by postal ballot, are to be held to fill vacancies for mayor and one councillor following the death of Mayor Barry Jarvis on 3 June 2015.
By-elections, conducted by postal ballot, are to be held to fill vacancies for mayor and one councillor following the death of Mayor Barry Jarvis on 3 June 2015.
9am Monday 22 June Nominations Open
6pm Thursday 25 June Rolls Close
12 noon Tuesday 7 July Nominations Close
12 noon Wednesday 8 July Announcement of Nominations
Candidate names are listed above in alphabetical order, but they will be rotated on ballot papers.
Each elector receives a ballot pack containing ballot paper/s and a booklet which has voting instructions and statements from the candidates for that Council.
This online version contains web links where provided by candidates
(pdf booklet opens in a new tab):⤵
This means there is a 'polling period', rather than one polling day as for state Parliamentary elections. Every elector will be sent their very own postal ballot pack at their postal address. You then have around 2 weeks to complete and post your vote back to the returning officer for your council. In 2015 the Dorset By-election polling period is between Tuesday 14 July to 10am Tuesday 28 July.
The successful candidate for mayor must either be a serving councillor or be elected to fill the concurrent councillor vacancy.
If you are outside of Tasmania during the Tuesday 14 July to 10am Tuesday 28 July polling period, you may apply for an express vote.
Between 14th and17th July, keep your eye on the mailbox for your ballot pack, which will look likethis:
If you would like a hard copy of the Candidate Information Booklet, please call the TEC on 1800 801 701 and we will post one to you.