Wheelchair accessible polling places

All polling places, pre-poll voting centres and returning officer offices are assessed for their wheelchair accessibility and rated either full wheelchair access or no wheelchair access. Wheelchair accessibility of polling places will be advertised here and also published in selected newspapers.

Wheelchair accessible voting screens

Polling places and pre–poll voting centres will have wheelchair accessible voting screens available for electors in a wheelchair or for electors who require a chair when voting.

These screens are lower and wider than a standard voting screen. Table top voting screens will also be available at all pre-poll voting centres and polling places.

Luminance contrast design on election furniture

Certain cardboard furniture used at the election will have luminous contrast markings to assist electors with depth perception.

Hand held magnifiers and user friendly pencils

All polling places and pre-poll voting centres will have hand held magnifiers and user friendly pencils available to all electors. Electors should ask an election official if they require either of these items.

Assistance

Electors with a disability who require assistance to vote can ask an election official or take a companion to help them. The election official can assist the elector by marking their ballot papers in accordance with their wishes or to deposit their vote in the ballot box.

Any person assisting someone to cast their vote is required to mark the ballot paper in accordance with the elector’s wishes.