Party and/or candidate workers

Role of a party or candidate worker

Party workers or candidate workers act on behalf of candidates and/or registered political parties (RPPs) to distribute electoral material, generally at early voting locations before election day and at voting centres on election day.

They are not required to complete any appointment form to engage in these tasks. However, if a party worker/candidate worker also intends to act as a scrutineer, they must be appointed in writing, before undertaking their duties as a scrutineer, using the SE.213 Scrutineer appointment form.

Candidates and registered political parties should refer to the Electoral material section which contains detailed information on the activities of party workers/candidate workers including the:

• display of posters

• distribution of electoral material

• 6-metre rule for early voting centres

• 6-metre rule for voting centres

• use of loudspeakers and sound systems

• complaint handling

• other relevant matters.