Local Government Counting Centre Schedule
Overview
This schedule provides status of data entry and counts a the Local Government Counting Centre (LGCC) at Riverwood Business Park, Unit 11, 100 Belmore Road, Riverwood. Note only registered scrutineers can view the count process.
Councillor elections processed at the LGCC can be identified by the words "Refer LGCC Counting Schedule" in the right column adjacent to the status in the "Council Status" sub menu table. Details of the counting process for ballot papers counted at the LGCC can be found on the NSWEC web site page Vote counting at Riverwood counting centre.
Other Council elections are counted in Council Returning Officer offices with detailed results posted on each Council's results page which can be found by clicking on the "Results by Local Government Area" menu on the left.
Status Information
The following table describes each status flag used to identify the status of an election at the LGCC.
Data Entry Status |
Status Description |
Not commenced |
No ballot papers for the Election have been allocated to an operator for data entry |
In progress |
At least one batch of ballot papers for the Election has been allocated for data entry. |
Completed - count pending |
All ballot papers for the Election have been completed and the election is ready to be counted. |
Count completed |
The Election has been counted. Final results will be placed on the Council's results page within 30 minutes of this status appearing. |
Due to Commence Data Entry Information
The field will either be;
- Blank indicating that the election has not as yet been scheduled for data entry, or
- A date and an AM (6:30am to Midday) or PM (Midday to 11pm) indicator identifying when data entry is due to commence, or
- The word "COMPLETE" if data entry has been completed.
Due to be Counted Information
The field will either be;
- Blank indicating that the election has not as yet been scheduled for counting, or
- A date and an AM (9am to Midday) or PM (Midday to 7pm) indicator identifying when counting is due to commence, or
- The word "COMPLETE" if counting has been completed.
Updating of Schedule
Date and time information in this schedule will be changed from time to time due to operational needs or as more accurate information becomes available.
The NSWEC undertakes not to change a date or time, for data entry or counting event, to an earlier date and time within 24 hours of the events designated start date and time.