NSW voting options for hearing and sight impaired

Published 8th March 2019

The NSW State Election will be held in March. The Australian Electoral Commission has a list of options available for people who are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, are blind or have low vision to make it easier for them to vote online or over the telephone using iVote.

You can vote using iVote if you:

• Are blind or have low vision
• Are unable to vote without assistance or have difficulty voting at a voting centre because of a disability or have difficulties reading
• Are a silent elector
• Live more than 20km from a voting centre
• Will be interstate or overseas on election day.

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Source:
Kymberly Martin, 2019, Freedom2Live (https://www.freedom2live.com.au/)