Victorian State Election - 28 November 2026

The Victorian State election will be held on Saturday 28 November 2026. For full information on the election - including details on enrolment and voting while overseas - visit the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) website or call the VEC on +61 3 8620 1100 (charges apply).

To be eligible to vote, you must be correctly enrolled before 8pm (AEDT) on Tuesday 6 November. To enrol, check or update your details, visit the VEC website.

It is not compulsory to vote if you are not in Victoria during the voting period. If you will be overseas on election day and unable to vote, you can advise the VEC by completing a Traveller Notification Form.

If you will be overseas at the time of the election and would like to vote, you can do so by post or in person at some locations.

Postal Voting

You can apply online for a postal vote from now until 6pm (AEDT) on Wednesday 25 November.

Apply early to ensure that your ballot pack is received in time. To be included in the count of votes, your completed postal vote must be postmarked on or before 6pm (AEDT) on Saturday 28 November and reach the VEC no later than Friday 4 December.

VEC recommends that overseas voters receive their ballot packs by email. You can select this option when applying for a postal vote online. If you receive your ballot pack by email, you will need to post it back to the VEC or drop it off at one of the overseas postal vote drop-off locations. You cannot send it back to the VEC by email.

In-person early voting

The Embassy of Australia in Washington DC will be providing in-person early voting services.

The dates and times that in-person voting will be available will be posted here when the ballot papers have been received in Washington.

Please note that in-person voting will NOT be available in Washington on Wednesday 25 November, Thursday 26 November or Friday 27 November. In-person voting will also NOT be available on Saturday 28 November, as the polls will have already closed in Victoria.