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Electoral and Referendum Regulations 1940
42Authorised call centres
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#### 42 Authorised call centres
(1) The Electoral Commissioner must make arrangements for the establishment of one or more call centres to receive telephone calls from sight‑impaired persons who wish to:
(a) register for the purpose of being eligible to vote by an electronically assisted vote; or
(b) vote by an electronically assisted vote.
(2) The Electoral Commissioner may approve forms and other documents to be used by call centre operators and other officers for the purpose of:
(a) registering a sight‑impaired person for the purpose of being eligible to vote by an electronically assisted vote; and
(b) assisting a registered sight‑impaired voter to vote by an electronically assisted vote.
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> Note: Statements and responses that allow call centre operators to explain to a sight‑impaired person how to register or vote.