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How do I vote?

Most people prefer to vote at voting centres on election day. However, there are many alternative ways of voting available for people who are unable to get to a voting centre on that day.

Voting always takes place on a Saturday and voting centres are open from 8:00am until 6:00pm. Their locations are advertised before the election in the media and on this website.

At the voting centreTop

When you arrive at the voting centre, you will be directed to an election official who will ask for your name and address, and whether you have already voted in the election. The election official will also:

confirm your electorate;
mark your name on the electoral roll to indicate that you've voted; and
issue you with ballot papers.

You will then be directed to one of the voting screens set up around the room so that you can fill in your ballot papers privately. Then you place your ballot papers in the ballot box.

Election officials are available at every voting centre to help voters who have questions about the voting process or who may have difficulty voting. Please see the assistance for voters page for further details about the extra services that the VEC offers.

Voting centres close promptly at 6:00pm. The counting of the votes then starts.