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#### 108 Appointment of voting centres
108 Appointment of voting centres
> > (1) The Electoral Commissioner must appoint for each district as many voting centres for each election as the Electoral Commissioner considers necessary.
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> > (2) A voting centre for a district may be—
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> > > (a) within the district, or
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> > > (b) if the Electoral Commissioner is satisfied it would enhance the convenience of a large number of electors of any district—outside the district concerned (including outside New South Wales and outside Australia).
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> > (3) A single voting centre may be appointed for 2 or more districts.
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> > (4) The Electoral Commissioner may—
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> > > (a) designate any voting centre as an early voting centre, and
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> > > (b) determine the days and hours of operation of the early voting centre (including whether the voting will occur at the early voting centre on election day).
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> > (5) The Electoral Commissioner may abolish a voting centre appointed under this section.
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> > (6) The Electoral Commissioner must, as soon as reasonably practical after making an appointment, designation or abolition under this section, publish and keep updated the following information on the Electoral Commission’s website—
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> > > (a) the location of each voting centre,
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> > > (b) whether a voting centre is an early voting centre,
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> > > (c) for an early voting centre—the days and hours of operation of the early voting centre, including whether voting will occur at the early voting centre on election day.
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> **s 108:** Am 2026 No 6, Sch 1\[43\] \[44\].