Your vote is secret
Voting is by secret ballot. No one is entitled to make you show, or to see, who you voted for.
Electoral Act 2022 · Section 50
Election safeguards
Know your rights before you reach the polls.
What the law guarantees you at the ballot, and how to report a problem.
Ask about your rightsElection safeguards
What the law guarantees you at the polls, in plain words. Every line is drawn from the Electoral Act 2022.
All you need is your voter's card
Bring your PVC to the polling unit where you registered. The official accredits you with the card reader (BVAS) before you vote.
Electoral Act 2022 · Section 47
One person, one vote
You may vote only once. If the votes cast exceed the number of accredited voters at a unit, the presiding officer must cancel that unit's result.
Electoral Act 2022 · Section 51
Voting with a disability
If you have a visual impairment or other disability, you may bring a person you trust into the booth to help you mark your ballot.
Electoral Act 2022 · Section 54
Vote-buying is a crime
It is an offence to give or to take money or gifts for a vote. Both the person offering and the voter who accepts commit a crime.
Electoral Act 2022 · Sections 121 & 127
No campaigning or weapons at the poll
Within 300 metres of a polling unit on election day, no one may canvass for votes, carry a weapon, or wear anything meant to intimidate voters.
Electoral Act 2022 · Section 126