Timetable: July 2024 general election
| Description | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Dissolution of Parliament | 30 May 2024 | Midnight |
| Receipt of writ | 30 May 2024 | Not applicable |
| Publication of notice of election | 3 June 2024 | Not later than 22 days (4pm) |
| Delivery of nomination papers | 4 June 2024 | Between 10am and 4pm |
| Deadline for delivery of nomination papers | 7 June 2024 | 4pm |
| Deadline for withdrawals of nomination | 7 June 2024 | 4pm |
| Making objections to nomination papers | 7 June 2024 | 10am to 5pm; between midday and 5pm, objections can only be made to nominations delivered after 4pm, 20 days before the poll |
| Deadline for the notification of appointment of election agent | 7 June 2024 | 4pm |
| Publication of statement of persons nominated, including notice of poll and situation of polling stations |
7 June 2024 | If no objections: on 19 days (at 5pm), if objection (s) made: Not before objection(s) are disposed but not later than 18 days (4pm) |
| Publication of first interim election notice of alteration | 7 June 2024 | Not applicable |
| Deadline for registering to vote for election | 18 June 2024 | Not applicable |
| Deadline for receiving new postal vote and postal proxy applications, and for changes to existing postal or proxy votes |
19 June 2024 | 5pm |
| Publication of second interim election notice of alteration | 19 June 2024 | Between 18 days and 6 days |
| Deadline for receiving new applications to vote by proxy (not postal proxy or emergency proxies) |
26 June 2024 | 5pm |
| Deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate (VAC; also called voter ID) | 26 June 2024 | 5pm |
| Publication of final election notice of alteration | 27 June 2024 | Not applicable |
| Deadline for notification of appointment polling and counting agents |
27 June 2024 | Not applicable |
| First date that electors can apply for a replacement for lost postal votes |
28 June 2024 | Not applicable |
| Start of poll | 4 July 2024 | 7am |
| Last time for re-issue of spoilt or lost postal votes | 4 July 2024 | 5pm |
| Deadline for emergency proxy applications | 4 July 2024 | 5pm |
| Last time to alter the register due to clerical error or court appeal |
4 July 2024 | 9pm |
| Close of Poll | 4 July 2024 | 10pm |
| Delivery of return as to election expenses | 8 August 2024 | Not applicable |
| Deadline for sending postal vote identifier rejection notices | 4 October 2024 | Not applicable |