Chapter 4 - Elections
for the Senate
Voting
Voting is compulsory for all electors with the exception of those
living or travelling abroad, itinerant electors and electors located in the
Antarctic. Some prisoners are excluded from voting. The penalty for failing to
vote without a valid and sufficient reason is $20 or, if the matter is dealt
with in court, a fine not exceeding $50. (See supplement)
Electors may vote at any polling place in the House of Representatives
electorate for which they are enrolled, or at any polling place in the same
state or territory (absent voting). Under prescribed circumstances electors may
vote by post or cast a pre-poll vote.
Special arrangements are also made for ballots to be cast by eligible
voters in hospitals, prisons and remote locations including Antarctica, and those
travelling or residing abroad.
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