Electoral Act 2017
143Application for a postal vote
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143 Application for a postal vote
143 Application for a postal vote
(1) An elector who will be unable to attend at a voting centre on election day may apply to the Electoral Commissioner to vote by post.
Note.
Section 6 sets out a number of reasons that a person may be unable to attend at a voting centre on election day.
(2) An application under this section must be made in the approved manner and form and specify the ground on which the elector is making the application.
(3) An elector who has made an application under this section is not entitled to vote by post unless the application is received by the Electoral Commissioner before 6 pm on the fifth day preceding election day.
(4) An application under this section may be made to the Electoral Commissioner through the Electoral Commission’s website in accordance with the directions of the Commissioner.