It’ll only be sent out to those who are enrolled to vote (which you do via the AEC website if you haven’t or update your change of address if you haven’t).
Instead of being conducted by the AEC though it’ll be conducted via the ABS (Australia Bureau of Statistics) which has an overview of the process on their website including the following dates:
Key Dates
- Thursday, 24 August 2017 – Electoral Roll closes for new enrolments or changes to enrolments (midnight local time).
- Tuesday, 12 September 2017 – Commencement of mailing of forms and collection period.
- Wednesday, 11 October 2017 – Requests for replacement material closes (6pm local time).
- Friday, 27 October 2017 – The date all eligible Australians will be strongly encouraged to return their form by.
- Tuesday, 7 November (6pm EST) – No responses received after this date will be processed.
- Wednesday, 15 November 2017 – Statistics released.
If you have more questions about enrolling to vote you can contact the AEC via their website or call them on 13 23 26 (charged at a rate similar to a local call).
If you have more questions about the postal plebiscite specifically you can contact the ABS via their website or call them on their Australian Marriage Survey Hotline on 1800 572 113 or +61 2 6252 5262 from overseas. Hours: 8am – 8pm (local time) seven days a week.
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