However, you might be doing a bigger favour for politicians and political parties than any favour to yourself. There are many things in life where completing a task as soon as possible reflects an organised and responsible attitude but voting can be one of the exceptions to the rule. Of course, there are always cases where there is a necessity to vote early and people have every right to do so.

It reflects a trend seen in state and federal seats across Australia, with electoral commissions scrambling to prepare for up to 50 per cent rates of early voting.

While it is reassuring to beat the crowds or guarantee you don't cop a fine after forgetting to vote on a hectic Saturday, there is a big difference in the early weeks versus the final days of an election.

Pre-polling opened earlier this week. The lines in Bendigo have been long, but not enough to deter. Voters have seven choices for the seat of Bendigo: Sharon Budde (Rise Up Australia Party), Dr Robert Holian (Greens), Lisa Chesters (Labor), Adam Veitch (United Australia Party), Sam Gayed (Liberal), Vaughan Williams (Pauline Hanson's One Nation) and Julie Hoskin (Fraser Anning's Conservative National Party).

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It's a field in which more than half of the candidates are representing parties with far-right leanings.

Political parties can make huge promises on the campaign trail but they tend to reveal how they will pay for the pledges just days or even hours before election day.

There are also likely to be major revelations close to election day as the pressure rises. Former Liberal leader John Hewson's infamous 'birthday cake' interview, in which he struggled to explain the basics of implementing a GST, happened just before the 1993 federal election.

In the days of significant early votes, could such events have the impact they once had? The more voters who make an informed choice would surely help improve a political system that has turned off or angered so many.

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