Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Electoral Act 2002 - SECT 65

Appointment of voting centres

65. Appointment of voting centres



(1) The Commission must-

   (a)  appoint as many voting centres as the Commission considers necessary;
        and

   (b)  publicly advertise the location and time of operation of each voting
        centre, other than a mobile voting centre; and

   (c)  in the case of a mobile voting centre, notify each registered
        political party and the candidates for the district or region in which
        the mobile voting centre will be located of the mobile voting centre's
        location and time of operation.

(2) The Commission may-

   (a)  designate appropriate voting centres as-

   (i)  early voting centres; and

   (ii) mobile voting centres; and

   (b)  specify the class of elector that is entitled to vote at particular
        early voting centres or mobile voting centres.

(3) The Commission must, in exercising its powers under this section, ensure
that electors are provided with an accessible service that facilitates the
opportunity to vote.

(4) If how-to-vote cards relating to an election are supplied to the election
manager, an election official at a mobile voting centre in relation to that
election must-





   (a)  advise electors that how-to-vote cards have been supplied; and

   (b)  show electors how-to-vote cards if so requested.