Australians are turning up in record numbers early to vote in the 2025 federal election. This is a clear sign that how we participate in democracy is shifting-and for good reason.

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The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) allows voters two full weeks to cast their ballots early, an option that is proving too good to pass up for hundreds of thousands of people.

I have spoken with early voters who say pre-election day voting is simply more convenient. Many of us have busy lives, work commitments, school runs, and even travel plans. Australians in 2025 don't want to be locked into one specific day to vote. Early and postal voting offer flexibility for people who may not be able- or willing- to line up on a Saturday.

The norm is now a voting period, not a day. Election Day has become the final day to vote, not the day to vote. Early voting is democracy empowering people, allowing them to participate at their convenience.

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