Tasmania's early election has arrived, here's everything you need to know

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Polling booths are officially open for Tasmania's state election, barely a year after they closed last time.
While many eligible Tasmanians have already voted, the majority will head along to a polling place today.
Polling booths close at 6pm tonight. It is likely to take a while to confirm a final count.
Here is everything you need to know about Tasmania's 2025 state election.
Click here to see where all of the polling places are located across the state.
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Election Analyst Kevin Bonham said the count will be less complete tonight than last year's election night, because postals won't be counted tonight.
That being said, Dr Bonham said we should have a "general idea of where things are headed".
We'll be bringing you live updates and analysis on our ABC News live blog, on ABC TV and iview, and on ABC Radio Hobart and ABC Northern Tasmania.
The ABC's Chief Elections and Data Analyst Casey Briggs will also provide comprehensive coverage as the election unfolds.
Whatever time a result does come in, you'll hear it first from the ABC.
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You can use this tool on the TEC website to find out which electorate you reside in by entering your address.
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As of Thursday July 17 at 5:30pm, 114,688 of the 408,000 enrolled voters in Tasmania had voted early.
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The ABC asked the Liberals, Labor and the Greens to provide their promises to voters this election.
The Liberals — led by Jeremy Rockliff — have promised a new state-owned insurance company, TasInsure.
Labor has pledged to open 10 government-funded GP clinics, under a plan it calls TassieDoc.
The Greens promises have included more teachers, more health spending, free public transport and putting a stop to "unreasonable" rent increases.
The proposed Macquarie Point stadium in Hobart has the support of Labor and the Liberals, but is opposed by the Greens.
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YouGov's final public data poll on the Tasmanian state election, released on Friday night, found:
The YouGov polling has also found the vote share for each party, compared to the 2024 election, is as follows:
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Over 160 candidates across the state have been nominated to contest the 2025 House of Assembly elections.
That includes:
Click here to see who the candidates are.
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All same-day votes are counted on Saturday, along with nine out of 15 pre-poll centres.
The final six pre-poll centres are counted before 2pm Sunday, after which the count then pauses.
This is to allow for checks to occur on postal votes, to ensure no one has voted twice.
Postal votes are then counted from Thursday or Friday, until the next Tuesday, to allow time for all postal votes to arrive.
And on that Tuesday, the preference distribution begins.
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Excited to snag a democracy sausage today? There's something you should know.
Fundraising sausage sizzles, often run by volunteers, have been synonymous with Australian elections since the 1960s — when the portable barbecue rose to popularity in Australia.
As well as being a tasty way to keep your hands busy while in line to fulfil your civic duty, buying a democracy sausage is a great way to support your local community group, church or school.
According to the TEC's website, of the 256 polling places across the state, 115 are schools. That's almost half.
And because schools are in the midst of term two holidays, many have reportedly struggled to get the volunteer numbers needed to put on a barbecue.
So if you're at school today, and they went to the effort of wheeling out the portable barbecue, make sure to grab a snag or two.
And if you really don't want to be left empty-handed, you can head to democracysausage.org to find a sausage sizzle near you.
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