July 2024 general election timetable

Timetable: July 2024 general election

Timetable for general election, July 2024
Description Date Time
Dissolution of Parliament 30 May 2024 Midnight
Receipt of writ 30 May 2024 Not applicable
Publication of notice of election 3 June 2024 Not later than 22 days (4pm)
Delivery of nomination papers 4 June 2024 Between 10am and 4pm
Deadline for delivery of nomination papers 7 June 2024 4pm
Deadline for withdrawals of nomination 7 June 2024 4pm
Making objections to nomination papers 7 June 2024 10am to 5pm; between midday and 5pm, objections can only be made to nominations delivered after 4pm, 20 days before the poll
Deadline for the notification of appointment of election agent 7 June 2024 4pm
Publication of statement of persons nominated, including
notice of poll and situation of polling stations
7 June 2024 If no objections: on 19 days (at 5pm), if objection (s) made: Not before objection(s) are disposed but not later than 18 days (4pm)
Publication of first interim election notice of alteration 7 June 2024 Not applicable
Deadline for registering to vote for election 18 June 2024 Not applicable
Deadline for receiving new postal vote and postal proxy
applications, and for changes to existing postal or proxy
votes
19 June 2024 5pm
Publication of second interim election notice of alteration 19 June 2024 Between 18 days and 6 days
Deadline for receiving new applications to vote by proxy
(not postal proxy or emergency proxies)
26 June 2024 5pm
Deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate (VAC; also called voter ID) 26 June 2024 5pm
Publication of final election notice of alteration 27 June 2024 Not applicable
Deadline for notification of appointment polling and
counting agents
27 June 2024 Not applicable
First date that electors can apply for a replacement for lost
postal votes
28 June 2024 Not applicable
Start of poll 4 July 2024 7am
Last time for re-issue of spoilt or lost postal votes 4 July 2024 5pm
Deadline for emergency proxy applications 4 July 2024 5pm
Last time to alter the register due to clerical error or court
appeal
4 July 2024 9pm
Close of Poll 4 July 2024 10pm
Delivery of return as to election expenses 8 August 2024 Not applicable
Deadline for sending postal vote identifier rejection notices 4 October 2024 Not applicable