Just under 4000 packages returned with a fortnight to run in City of Albany local election

With a little more than a fortnight left until the winners of this year’s local government elections are declared across the State, Great Southern residents are being urged to return their postal election packages. In the City of Albany election 29,102 election packages have been sent out and as of the end of Tuesday, 3973 have been returned — accounting for 13.65 per cent. The Shire of Denmark has so far had a higher percentage of packets returned in its election at 17.87 per cent — 950 of 5317 packages sent out. Of the 3904 packages sent out as part of the Shire of Plantagenet election, 743 have been turned (19.03 per cent). Electors can either send their votes back in the reply-paid envelope that was included in their election package, or they can deliver them directly to their respective local government office. All votes must be returned by 6pm on Saturday, October 21 in order to be counted. During the final week of the election period, electors in the City of Albany who have not received their election package can collect a replacement from the electoral officer at the City’s North Road administration building during business hours. The service will also be available on election day from 8am through to the close of polls at 6pm.