South Australia's election campaigns are officially underway with Governor Frances Adamson issuing the writs and state political leaders already spruiking for votes.
SA heads to the polls on March 19 in an election expected to be close, and dominated by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Special arrangements have made to ensure voters can cast their ballots safely and to allow those who could be in isolation with the virus on election day to vote.
Electoral Commissioner Mick Sherry urged voters to ensure their details were correct with the electoral roll closing in less than a week.
"If you have moved house, become a citizen, or turned 18 since the last election, use this weekend to check your details or register to vote," he said.
"It is our hope that every eligible South Australian has enrolled to ensure they have the opportunity to vote on the issues that are important to them in this election."
Jobs and health care are expected to be among those key issues with the Liberal government of Premier Steven Marshall standing by its record of keeping people in work and growing the economy during the pandemic, and its commitment to extra hospital and ambulance funding.
But Labor, led by Peter Malinauskas, is expected to use continued ambulance ramping and calls across the health sector for more resources to attack the government.
The timing and handling of reopening of the state's borders in November last year, which resulted in a surge in coronavirus cases, is also expected to be a factor.
Candidate nominations will open on Monday, while the last day for voters to ensure they're on the electoral roll is February 25.
Early voting will start on March 7.
The electoral commission is expecting a significant rise in postal and pre-poll votes this year, partly due to issues surrounding COVID-19.
The Liberal government currently holds 22 seats in the 47-seat House of Assembly to Labor's 19.
The remaining six are held by independents, although three of those were originally voted in as Liberals before leaving the party.
How those independents fare and who they potentially support to form a government could be crucial to the result.
The outcome of this year's election is also clouded by a recent redistribution that has prompted a number of sitting MPs to switch seats after a significant change in boundaries.
