If you would like to vote in person but you are unable to get to a voting centre on election day, you may be eligible to vote early.
You may be eligible to vote in person before election day at an early voting centre for a state election if you:
will be outside New South Wales on election day
will be more than 8km from a voting centre in your electorate on election day
will be travelling and unable to attend a voting centre on election day
are seriously ill or infirm, and due to such illness or infirmity will be unable to attend a voting centre
are approaching maternity
have religious membership or beliefs that prevent you from attending a voting centre on election day
are in a correctional centre and prevented from attending a voting centre on election day
are caring for a person outside of a hospital setting, which prevents you from attending a voting centre on election day
will be working on election day
are a silent elector
are a person with a disability
believe that attending a voting centre on election day will place your personal safety or the safety of your family at risk.
You may be eligible to vote in person before election day at pre-polling place for a local government election if you:
will be outside your ward or council area on election day
will be more than 8km from a polling place in your ward or council area on election day
will be travelling and unable to attend a polling place on election day
are seriously ill or infirm, and due to such illness or infirmity will be unable to attend a polling place
are approaching maternity
have religious membership or beliefs that prevent you from attending a polling place on election day
are in a correctional centre and prevented from attending a polling place on election day
are caring for a person outside of a hospital setting, which prevents you from attending a polling place on election day
will be working on election day
are a silent elector
are a person with a disability
believe that attending a polling place on election day will place your personal safety or the safety of your family at risk.
Declared institutions and facilities
We visit some nursing homes, convalescent homes, hospitals and similar institutions to allow residents to vote from home before election day. Find out more about declared facilities.
