Despite the Voice to Parliament referendum being only days away on Saturday voters will have to wait much longer until the official results are declared. Here's why.
The Australian Electoral Commission confirmed approximately four million ballots have already been cast at early voting centres across the country.
While electoral analysts and commentators are able to provide an indication of the results depending on how close the margin is, each ballot must undergo a vigorous counting process. Overseas votes, postal votes and votes made outside of a person's home electorate can also delay the result as they take time to transport to local counting centres.
"The AEC conducts a referendum count very similarly to the House of Representatives count at a federal election," the electoral authority says on its website.
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