How to enrol, how to vote and what to do if you have Covid on polling day
If you are unable to cast a ballot in person at a polling station on election day, there are several other ways to vote. At this election extra provision has been made to ensure those affected by the recent floods in Queensland and NSW, and people affected by Covid, are not disenfranchised.If you can’t make it on the day, you can vote in advance at a pre-polling station. A list of these will be published on the AEC website.
Close contacts who return a negative rapid test should check with their state or territory whether they are entitled to leave isolation to vote in person.The smaller is for the House of Representatives, which is elected using preferential voting. You must number every box in order of your preference for your vote to be valid.
The larger is for the Senate, which consists of 76 members, 12 for each state, and two for each territory.First, you can number at least six boxes above the line, indicating the parties or groups you prefer in the order of your choice. Or you can vote below the line, meaning you are voting individually for the candidates nominated by each party or group. In this case you must number at least 12 boxes to cast a valid vote.There are 151 members of the House of Representatives, so one party needs to win at least 76 seats to form a majority government.
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