Election day for the Mackay Regional Council by-election is this Saturday 30 August but unlike recent council elections in Mackay, there is no in-person voting at polling booths on Saturday.
“All Mackay voters have been sent ballot materials in the post,” Electoral Commissioner Pat Vidgen said.
“Please follow the instruction on your postal ballot envelope and on the ballot paper carefully to ensure your vote counts. This includes signing the declaration envelope and making sure the envelope is also signed by a witness.”
So far, the Returning Officer has scrutinised and accepted 37,599 postal ballot envelopes. The most common reason for not accepting a sealed ballot envelope is not having the voter’s or witness’s signatures on the declaration envelope.
Election staff will begin counting ballot papers at 6pm this Saturday. The ECQ website will be updated as the count progresses.
Voters have until 6pm on Saturday to complete their vote.
“For your vote to count, we must receive your completed postal vote by 5pm on Tuesday 9 September 2025,” Mr Vidgen said.
“We encourage voters to return their ballot as soon as possible. The earlier the votes are in; the sooner we can declare an outcome.”
A declaration of the elected candidate will only occur once the outcome is certain and may extend to after the 9 September cut-off.
Mr Vidgen reminded the approximately 90,500 enrolled voters living in Mackay Regional Council area that voting is compulsory and failure to vote can attract a $166 fine.
The Mackay Regional Council by-election results from the resignation of Councillor George Christensen on 30 May 2025.
Keep up-dated on the Mackay Regional Council by-election at the ECQ’s website or on social media @electoralcommissionqld. If you have any enquiries, please call the ECQ on 1300 881 665.
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