For many Canberrans it has been impossible to miss the upcoming territory election, now two weeks away.
"Everywhere you go you see signs up," Macgregor resident Joanne Watt said.
The seemingly endless stream of corflutes along major roads serves as a daily reminder to get to the ballot box on October 19.
The cost of living, a lack of housing supply and public transport woes were among the other daily election reminders for some Canberrans, who said they would be voting with those issues in mind.
The price of groceries was top of the list for Flynn resident Anne Watson as the election came into view.
"It's so unaffordable," she said.
The cost of living was also high on the agenda for Rodney Little, another Macgregor resident.
Speaking to The Canberra Times outside Aldi at Kippax Fair where he had just done his grocery shop, Mr Little said a lack of housing and the quality of new developments was also top of mind.
"I'm a bit horrified by the buildings they're putting up, they just look like boxes ... there's not much in the way of architecture," he said.
'Soundbite politics does not do it for me'
Development was also high on the list of priorities for Page resident Anne Slaney.
She said a lot of "fault steps" with taxpayer funds, "not pointing the finger at CIT" she quipped, could have been better spent on housing and health in the territory.
"Medical is front of mind for people my age because we simply engage with the system more," she said.
Leading up to election day, Ms Slaney had been searching for more details about policies, particularly those announced by Independents for Canberra candidates.
"I find that soundbite politics does not do it for me," she said.
"I really need the detail and I find that it's now very difficult to get candidates to have anything more than three sentences."
Ms Slaney said forums which allowed voters to compare candidates' stances on different issues were helpful.
"I don't think they realise that some of us who have the leisure to sit at home and especially when we are at a stage in our lives when we want to think about things, we're looking and going 'it's very thin'," she said.
Mark Read of Holt described himself as "quite pragmatic" when it came to his approach to what the country needed.
"That is more help for the people, especially in the way of healthcare, in the way of childcare, especially single mothers who are trying to have a job and also afford childcare, it's very difficult," he said.
His main concern ahead of the ACT election was for members of the community who were doing it tough.
"They're not being looked after by the government," he said.
Transport on the agenda
James Tuckerman, of Macgregor, admitted he was "fairly complacent" about issues ahead of the election.
Transport, however, was one area he would like to see more action on, specifically extending the light rail to the Belconnen district.
"It would be good the get that sort of infrastructure laid in before the place gets too dense and it becomes too difficult and expensive," he said.
"We're on a bus route and that's occasionally useful. It'd be great to have more of that just because the amount they charge for parking and so on in the city and the Parliamentary Triangle is a problem."
The light rail was a bugbear for Joanne Watt, also a resident of Macgregor.
Pressed by her friend Ms Watson who gibed, "What's wrong with the tram?", Ms Watt said investment in the infrastructure should be redirected.
"It's costing us lots of money and we're missing out on lots of different things like fixing the roads and hospitals and schools," she said.
The pair laughed, admitting they weren't users of the light rail.
"No, because it doesn't come here!" Ms Watt said.
