Following the November 3 cut-off, the ballot draw will be held on Thursday, November 4.

Pre-polling will begin in Bathurst on Monday, November 22 at the Bathurst Girl Guides Hall (Charlotte Street) and Catholic Parish Centre (Keppel Street) while postal vote applications opened this week and close on November 29.

On election day, Saturday December 4, polling booths will be open at more than 30 schools from 8.30am to 6pm across the Bathurst LGA. Counting will begin that night from 6pm.

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Originally set down for September 4, the council elections were postponed until December 4 this year after the onset of COVID-19 lockdowns and would-be candidates are reminded they must resubmit the nomination.

The reasons for this includes the eligibility of a person to be nominated, or of a person nominating a candidate, may have changed, or information provided on the candidate information sheet, which is in the form of a statutory declaration, may not be current at the time of the election.

And of course, candidates whose nominations are in the system may no longer wish to run.

Candidates using paper forms will also be required submit new forms.

The incumbent council will go into caretaker mode from Friday, November 5.

Local government elections scheduled for 2024 will proceed as normal on September 24, making the next term of council just a three-year term.

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