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VOTING AT THE AUSTRALIAN CONSULATE IN SAO PAULO

Pre-poll Voting

The Australian Consulate General in Sao Paulo is located at:

Alameda Ministro Rocha Azevedo No. 456, 2^oAndar

CEP 01410-000 Jardins, Sao Paulo SP

The Consulate will be open for pre-poll voting for the 9 October federal elections on week days only between 27 September and 8 October at the following times:

Monday to Thursday: 0900 to 1230 and 1330 to 1700

Fridays: 0900 to 1300

The Consulate will not be open for voting on 9 October 2004 as the polls will have already closed in Australia at this time.

Postal Votes

Enrolled voters who are not able to lodge a pre-poll vote may submit a postal vote to the Consulate. Postal Vote Applications (PVAs) can be downloaded from the Australian Electoral Commission’s (AEC) website at www.aec.gov.au/election2004/overseas/index.htm. Enquiries about postal votes can be made to the AEC at info@aec.gov.au.

The Consulate is also able to mail or fax PVAs to voters in Sao Paulo. These can be requested via: fax to (55 11) 3082 4140; email to consular.saopaulo@austrade.gov.au , or via post to:

Assistant Returning Officer

Consulado da Australia, Sao Paulo

Alameda Ministro Rocha Azevedo No. 456, 2^oAndar

CEP 01410-000 Jardins, Sao Paulo SP

Please make sure a complete postal address or fax number is included with the request.

Completed PVAs can be faxed to (55 11) 3082 4140, or mailed to the address above.

Please note that PVAs will not be issued after Wednesday 6 October 2004. All postal votes returned must be post marked no later than 9 October 2004 to be valid.

PVAs received before the release of ballot papers (which will not occur until after the

Declaration of Nominations on 17 September 2004) will be held and actioned when the ballot papers are received.

For information about voting at the Australian Consulate in Sao Paulo please check the Consulate’s website at www.cdasp.org.br.

Information about enrolment for the federal elections is available at the AEC’s website at www.aec.gov.au. All enquiries about enrolment should be directed to info@aec.gov.au.