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For many state election volunteers it has been a long and arduous few weeks.
Candidates and their support teams have been hard at work in both hot and wet weather handing out how-to-vote cards at pre-polling booths across the region.
Animal Justice Party volunteer Mark Harry has volunteered at least 40 hours of his time to the party over the last two weeks.
"I do it for the animals. They don't have a voice, so we put their point of view across," the Batemans Bay resident and vegan of five years said on Friday.
"It's the least I can do given all the animals in cages. They are there forever, and can't do anything about it, so really I'm not doing much compared to what they go through for us."
He estimated the number of residents voting early had "about doubled" compared to the 2015 state election, as the line to vote in Bega on Friday saw voters spilling out the door.
"There's twice as many as last time, so tomorrow might be a bit quiet," he said.
"I think the fighting in Canberra might flow down here to the state election though.
"For voters it's not always who they want in, but who they don't want in."
The Liberal Party's Bega branch president Carol Carmody has been volunteering three days a week over the last two weeks for incumbent Bega MP and transport and infrastructure minister Andrew Constance.
"I support Andrew and what the Liberal party stands for," she said.
"We are all volunteers and we believe in what we're volunteering for because we're happy to support Andrew and his campaign."
She said Mr Constance sent out servings of fish and chips to volunteers from all political parties on Thursday night.
"There's so much happening in the world we should work together," she said.
Ms Carmody also said she had seen an increase in residents casting their votes early.
"I definitely think so. I know there has been a lot more people pre-polling, and they are very supportive of Andrew," she said.
"I've also heard it's been busy in Batemans Bay, Narooma and Merimbula."
She said the length of pre-polling during the current election should have been shortened, and she wasn't alone.
"This ten days is too long. it's just crazy. You start to think it's a conspiracy," Greens volunteer Sylvie Mester said with a laugh.
"It makes it hard for us, but we've managed it well."
Ms Mester said it had been predicted half of residents would vote either early or online.
"Today is busy. It's been quiet in Merimbula. They had late night voting last night but it was very quiet,' she said.
She said volunteering on election time is specially important for her party who rely on preferences.
"The preferences are important for us because we're not going to win,' she said.
"I believe passionately in what the Greens stand for. It's the only party that puts caring about the environment first, and with climate change we're way ahead of the other parties.
"What we're standing for is the future of the planet for our children."
Sydney resident Paul Abraham said he has volunteered up to 30 hours of his time for the Country Labor Party.
"I want to make a difference. I think it's really important," he said.
"Communities aren't properly consulted about development going on, especially in the city."
He said the pre-polling period should be condensed to a week, and said the behavior of volunteers and voters in Bega had been "cordial".
"Metro areas can get a bit more aggro, but it's very civilised here," Mr Abraham said.
"So many people know each other, but in the city people are complete strangers to each other."