37Registered early voters

#### 37 Registered early voters 37 Registered early voters > > (1) An elector may apply to the Electoral Commissioner to be a registered early voter if— > > > > > (a) the elector’s residence is not within 20 kilometres, by the nearest practicable route, of a voting centre, or > > > > > (b) by reason of being seriously ill or infirm, the elector is unable to travel from the place where he or she resides (other than a hospital that is a voting centre), or > > > > > (c) because he or she will be at a place (other than a hospital that is a voting centre) caring for a person who is seriously ill or infirm, the elector is unable to travel from that place to a voting centre, or > > > > > (d) the elector is enrolled pursuant to an application made under section 32 (6) (which contemplates the provision of a registered medical practitioner’s certificate), or > > > > > (e) a registered medical practitioner has certified that the elector cannot physically sign the elector’s name, or > > > > > (f) the elector is a silent elector, or > > > > > (g) the elector is a person with a disability (within the meaning of the [Anti-Discrimination Act 1977](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1977-048)), or > > > > > (h) because of his or her religious beliefs or membership of a religious order, the elector— > > > > > > > (i) is precluded from attending a voting centre, or > > > > > > > (ii) for the greater part of the hours of voting on an election day, is precluded from attending a voting centre. > > > (2) An application is to be made in the manner and form approved by the Electoral Commissioner and is to specify which of the 2 classes of registered early voter the elector is applying to belong to— > > > > > (a) the registered early voter (postal) class—being the class of registered early voters who may early vote at elections by post, or > > > > > (b) the registered early voter (technology assisted voting) class—being the class of registered early voters who may early vote at elections by means of technology assisted voting. > > > (3) The Electoral Commissioner— > > > > > (a) may accept or reject an application under this section to grant the elector registered early voter status, and > > > > > (b) if the application is accepted, must specify the class of registered early voter that the elector has been granted, and > > > > > (c) must advise the person in writing of the Electoral Commissioner’s decision under this subsection. > > > (4) An application may be made under subsection (1) (d) or (e) by another person acting on behalf of the elector if a registered medical practitioner has certified, in writing, that the elector cannot physically sign the elector’s name. > > > (5) A certificate referred to in subsection (1) (d) or (e) or (4) is to be lodged with the application to which it relates. > > > (6) The Electoral Commissioner may withdraw registered early voter status from an elector if the Electoral Commissioner is satisfied that the elector is no longer an elector of a kind described in subsection (1). > > > (7) An elector who is a registered general postal voter under the Commonwealth Act is, unless the elector is a registered early voter (technology assisted voting), taken to be a registered early voter (postal).