Tamworth's Samuel Mark Rekunow and Lynn Margaret Lewis charged for failing to vote in NSW state election

Samuel Mark Rekunow has been forced to pay a fine after he didn't cast a vote in the March state election.

Rekunow didn't appear in Tamworth Local Court when his matter was mentioned for the first time this week, but magistrate Julie Soars convicted him in his absence.

He will have to pay $75 to the NSW Electoral Commission after he was charged with failing to vote in an election in an area where his name was on the resident roll.

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In a separate matter, Lynn Margaret Lewis also faced the same charge, but the court heard she was too sick to attend.

Ms Soars adjourned the matter and said a plea must be entered on the next occasion.

"No further adjournments without a medical certificate," she said.

Lewis will next appear before the court in July.

Tamworth residents cast their vote for eight candidates in the NSW state election on March 25.

Early voting opened on March 18 at two locations across the city, and voters could register to submit postal votes before election day.

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