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Additional Voting Services
The Western Australian Electoral Commission provides a network of polling places throughout the State on election day, as well as early voting locations prior to election day, to enable all electors to fulfil their right and obligation to vote.
In addition, the Commission provides a number of services and options to assist electors to vote, in consideration of their individual circumstances. These additional services and options are explained below.
At all times, Polling Place Officials are available to assist electors to complete their vote.
Mobile and Remote Polling
Mobile polling teams visit many hospitals and selected institutions (such as aged care facilities, nursing homes and retirement homes) before election day to allow the residents the opportunity to vote without having to leave the premises.
Likewise, mobile polling teams visit a number of remote towns and Aboriginal communities that will not have a polling place on election day.
The date and time that mobile polling will take place is advertised at the venue in advance.
Drive-in Polling Places
Drive-in polling places are operated to assist electors who have limited mobility to vote, without having to leave their vehicle. To use this service, simply drive your car to an advertised drive-in polling place, and a Polling Official will bring ballot papers to you.
Locations are advertised on this website and in The West Australian newspaper on election day.
Polling Places with Wheelchair Access
Wheelchair accessible polling places are advertised on this website prior to the election, and in The West Australian on election day.
Desktop voting screens are available at all polling places that have wheelchair access.
Away from your District on Election Day
If you will be travelling or on holidays on election day, and will not be within 8 kilometres of a polling place, you can:
- obtain an early vote by post in the period before election day. Application forms can be obtained from any post office or by contacting the Commission’s Call Centre; or
- cast an early vote in person in the period before election day. Contact the Call Centre for early vote locations.
Alternatively, if you will be outside your district on election day, but can attend a polling place, you can complete an absent vote from any polling place in the State.
Applying to be a Permanent Early Voter by Post
You can apply to become a General Early Voter (GEV) if you are an elector who:
- does not live within 20 kilometres of a polling place;
- has a serious illness or infirmity and can’t travel to a polling place;
- is a carer for an elector with a serious illness or infirmity;
- has religious beliefs that precludes attending a polling place on election day;
- is a silent elector; or
- is unable to sign due to a physical incapacity (medical certificate required).
Electors who are registered as general early voters will be sent ballot papers at every State election or referendum, or relevant by-election.
Download a General Early Voter Application Form (PDF, 103.4 kB). Application forms are also available from the office of the Western Australian Electoral Commission, or your local Australian Electoral Commission divisional office.
Multiple Format Information
Electors who require information to be provided in alternate formats can contact the Commission to discuss their needs.
Vision Impairment
Video magnifiers that increase the image size of the ballot paper are available at selected early vote locations and polling places to assist electors with vision impairment. The location of video magnifiers will be advertised on this website prior to the election, and in The West Australian on election day.
The Electoral Act does allow an elector who requires help to mark their ballot paper, to nominate any other person (other than a candidate) to assist them to mark their ballot paper.
In addition, all polling places are equipped with hand held magnifying sheets, and triangular pencil grips to assist electors where required.
Hearing Impairment
A Telephone Typewriter Service (TTY) is available to assist electors with a hearing impairment, call (08) 9214 0487.
Medically Unable to Vote
An elector's name can be removed from the State electoral roll if their general practitioner completes a Medical Certificate removal form.
Contact the Commission’s Enrolment Team by post, fax, phone, or visit our office to obtain assistance with this process.
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