Local Government NSW president Linda Scott said there would be an online iVote option mainly for the "vulnerable and those with disabilities" and the expansion of pre-poll and postal voting eligibility to allow people to cast their vote.

She said amendments also provided the capacity for restrictions on campaign posters and handing out electoral materials.

Wagga mayor Greg Conkey favoured some of the regulations.

"I certainly support the pre-polling and postal voting," Councillor Conkey said.

"But people still need to be extremely cautious if the restrictions are still in place.

"September is still a bit away and hopefully things will have eased by then.

"The situation could still be desperate so people will have to be mindful."

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Cr Conkey said he understood why restrictions could be imposed on campaign posters and election material, such as how-to-vote leaflets, but he said it could disadvantage some voters.

"It would be a cause for concern because they're very popular for people collecting that material to see how they would vote and it would be a hindrance and a disadvantage to many people," he said.

"However, I understand and appreciate the concerns there are for the community's health."

Wagga councillor Daniel Hayes believes there were many differences in local government areas and that each one should be viewed "on its own merits" as some LGAs in Sydney are small but have a high population.

"I think it's like chalk and cheese in relation to the current restrictions with Wagga and the metropolitan areas," he said.

"Extending pre-polling in Wagga is unnecessary - pre-polling in the first week is under-utilised - our pre-polling in Wagga meets demands easily, so if there was to be three weeks of pre-poll here, again under the current restrictions, that would be overkill.

"It's the same with the posters and election material; I don't see why that should be applied in Wagga under the current restrictions.

"They're only taken by those who want to take them - voters don't need to take them and people do the right thing anyway by using sanitisers."

Cr Hayes is confident the elections could be held without putting people's health in jeopardy but he realised that conditions could change with COVID-19.

"Anyone predicting what would happen in September would be a mug," he said.

"Our polling booths are busy but they're not chockers out the door so we have ample capacity to make the booths safe."

The council elections are scheduled for September 4.

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