2008 Torres Strait Regional Authority Election Timetable
Election Timetable
| Day | Date | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 14 February 2008 | Gazettal of Minister’s Notice Fixing Polling Day |
| Tuesday | 18 March 2008 (60 days before polling day) | Nominations Open |
| Wednesday | 16 April 2008 (31 days before fixed polling date) |
Close of Nominations (5:00pm) |
| Wednesday | 16 April 2008 | Final Date for Receipt of Candidate Photographs (5:00pm) |
| Thursday | 17 April 2008 (within 24 hours after close of nominations) |
Declaration of Nominations |
| Monday | 21 April 2008 | Pre-Poll Voting Commences |
| Friday | 2 May 2008 (15th day before polling day) | Close of Rolls (5:00pm) |
| Monday | 5 May 2008 (12 days before polling day) | Earliest Date for Remote Mobile Polling |
| Monday | 12 May 2008 (5 days before polling day) | Earliest Date for Hospital Mobile Polling |
| Monday | 12 May 2008 (last Monday before poll) | Earliest Date to Commence Preliminary Scrutiny |
| Thursday | 15 May 2008 | Latest Date for Receipt of Postal Vote Applications |
| Saturday | 17 May 2008 | Polling Day |
| Friday | 30 May 2008 (13 days after polling day) | Final Date for Commencement of Further Scrutiny |
| Friday | 30 May 2008 | Final Date for Completion of Distribution of Preferences (estimate only) |
| Friday | 6 June 2008 | Final Date for Declaration of the Poll (estimate only) |
