Pre-polling is available at the Upper Hunter Shire Council Administration Centre, 135 Liverpool St, Scone and closes at exactly 6pm tonight (Friday, March 22).

Eight candidates have nominated for the seat of Upper Hunter which is currently held by the Nationals' Michael Johnsen.

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The candidates as they will appear on the ballot paper are:

Calum Blair, Sustainable Australia (NSW)

Lee Watts, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers

Michael Johnsen, The Nationals

Claire Robertson, Animals Justice Party

Tony Lonergan, The Greens

Richard Stretton, Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)

Mark Ellis, Liberal Democrats

Melanie Dagg, Country Labor

Failing to place your vote without a valid reason will result in a $55 fine.

Voting centres across the Upper Hunter Shire Council will be open from 8am until 6pm on Saturday, March. 23.

Voting Centres in alphabetical order are:

Aberdeen Public School

Cassilis Public School

Merriwa School Of Arts

Moonan Flat Soldiers Memorial Hall

Murrurundi CWA Rooms

Scone High School

Scone Public School

Scone Senior Citizens Centre

Wingen School Of Arts

When you vote at a polling centre you will be given two ballot papers: one for the Legislative Assembly (lower house) of the NSW Parliament and one for the Legislative Council (upper house).

Voting in the Legislative Assembly (lower house) a voter must:

This is the small form. You only have to vote with the number 1, but if you chose to do so you can continue and number all of the boxes.

In the Legislative Council (upper house) a voter has two options:

This is the long piece of paper. You have the option to vote one or more numbers 'above the line'. Or, you can vote 'below the line', numbering at least 15 boxes or more.

More information is available on the NSW Electoral Commission website.

To check if you are enrolled to vote click HERE.