Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The Bill would make voting more independent for people with sight loss, physical disabilities or difficulty reading and writing. It would provide tactile templates at referendums, enable electronically assisted voting at designated centres for elections, preserve voting with a companion, and extend the time for requesting assistance until one hour before polls close.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to make special provision for independent voting by visually impaired, incapacitated and illiterate voters

Last updated 12 April 2018