With AAP
Australians will head to the polls for a federal election on May 3.
After months of speculation, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the election date following a visit to Governor-General Sam Mostyn last Friday morning.
A five-week campaign will count down to the poll for all 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 Senate places.
Mr Albanese is looking to become the first prime minister since John Howard to win back-to-back elections.
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Forbes and Parkes residents now vote in the electorate of Parkes, with four candidates putting their hands up for the vast regional seat to date.
The Nationals have a candidate in Jamie Chaffey from Gunnedah and the Greens have a candidate in Trish Frail from Brewarrina.
Eugowra and Cabonne communities are in the federal electorate of Calare.
Family First have a candidate in the central west's Maurice Davey; and Sally Edwards from the Warrumbungle region will stand for the Libertarian party.
To date, Calare voters have six candidates: two independent four representing parties.
They are: Andrew Gee, Independent; Kate Hook, Independent; Julie Cunningham, Labor; Sam Farraway, The Nationals; Ben Parker, Greens; Jennifer Hughes, One Nation.
Nominations close at midday on Thursday, 10 April, so there is still time for more candidates to put their hands up.
Australian citizens 18 years and over do need to vote and anyone who has changed their address does need to update their details by 8pm on Monday 7 April.
You can do that online through the Australian Electoral Commission website at https://www.aec.gov.au/enrol/
Australians can vote on election day, during the two weeks before election day, interstate, in-person overseas, overseas via international courier, via domestic post, through a mobile voting team at some hospitals and residential care facilities, via a remote area voter services team and via phone (for people who are blind or have low vision or in Antarctica).
Applications for postal votes are now open on the AEC website for those who are unable to get to a polling place on polling day.
The Australian Electoral Commission says it will take about 100,000 temporary staff to run the election and workers will be needed in regional areas.
You can register your interest online at www.aec.gov.au/employment/working-at-elections/index.htm
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