sec.68Who may cast votes in particular ways

### sec.68 Who may cast votes in particular ways Any elector may cast an ordinary vote in an election, other than a postal ballot election. Any elector may cast a pre-poll vote in an election, other than a postal ballot election. Any elector may cast an absentee vote in an election, other than a postal ballot election, if the local government is divided into divisions. The following electors may cast a postal vote in an election, other than a postal ballot election— any elector who wishes to cast a postal vote before the polling day for an election; a special postal voter under subsection (5A) . All electors must cast a postal vote in a postal ballot election. For subsection (4) (b) , an elector is a special postal voter if— the elector’s name is included in the register of special postal voters kept under section 21A because of a written application that satisfies the electoral commission that— the elector’s address, as shown on the voters roll at the time the application is made, is more than 15km but not more than 20km, by the nearest practicable route, from a polling booth; or the elector’s address is more than 20km, by the nearest practicable route, from a polling booth; or the elector is entitled to be enrolled as a general postal voter under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cwlth) , section 184A (2) (d) to (k) ; or the elector is a silent elector. Subject to section 75D , if a procedure about how an elector may cast an electronically assisted vote has been made under section 75A , an elector may cast an electronically assisted vote if— the elector can not vote without assistance because the elector has— an impairment; or an insufficient level of literacy; or the elector can not vote at a polling booth because of an impairment; or the elector is a member of a class of electors prescribed under a regulation for this section. electors whose addresses shown on the voters roll are more than 20km by the nearest practical route from a polling booth electors who will not, throughout ordinary voting hours on polling day, be within Queensland In this section— absentee vote means a vote cast by an elector at a polling booth in any division of a local government area other than the division of the local government area for which the elector is enrolled on the voters roll. s 68 amd 2014 No. 44 s 50 ; 2019 No. 30 s 210 (sec.68-ssec.1) Any elector may cast an ordinary vote in an election, other than a postal ballot election. (sec.68-ssec.2) Any elector may cast a pre-poll vote in an election, other than a postal ballot election. (sec.68-ssec.3) Any elector may cast an absentee vote in an election, other than a postal ballot election, if the local government is divided into divisions. (sec.68-ssec.4) The following electors may cast a postal vote in an election, other than a postal ballot election— any elector who wishes to cast a postal vote before the polling day for an election; a special postal voter under subsection (5A) . (sec.68-ssec.5) All electors must cast a postal vote in a postal ballot election. (sec.68-ssec.5A) For subsection (4) (b) , an elector is a special postal voter if— the elector’s name is included in the register of special postal voters kept under section 21A because of a written application that satisfies the electoral commission that— the elector’s address, as shown on the voters roll at the time the application is made, is more than 15km but not more than 20km, by the nearest practicable route, from a polling booth; or the elector’s address is more than 20km, by the nearest practicable route, from a polling booth; or the elector is entitled to be enrolled as a general postal voter under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cwlth) , section 184A (2) (d) to (k) ; or the elector is a silent elector. (sec.68-ssec.5B) Subject to section 75D , if a procedure about how an elector may cast an electronically assisted vote has been made under section 75A , an elector may cast an electronically assisted vote if— the elector can not vote without assistance because the elector has— an impairment; or an insufficient level of literacy; or the elector can not vote at a polling booth because of an impairment; or the elector is a member of a class of electors prescribed under a regulation for this section. electors whose addresses shown on the voters roll are more than 20km by the nearest practical route from a polling booth electors who will not, throughout ordinary voting hours on polling day, be within Queensland (sec.68-ssec.6) In this section— absentee vote means a vote cast by an elector at a polling booth in any division of a local government area other than the division of the local government area for which the elector is enrolled on the voters roll. - (a) any elector who wishes to cast a postal vote before the polling day for an election; - (b) a special postal voter under subsection (5A) . - (a) the elector’s name is included in the register of special postal voters kept under section 21A because of a written application that satisfies the electoral commission that— (i) the elector’s address, as shown on the voters roll at the time the application is made, is more than 15km but not more than 20km, by the nearest practicable route, from a polling booth; or (ii) the elector’s address is more than 20km, by the nearest practicable route, from a polling booth; or (iii) the elector is entitled to be enrolled as a general postal voter under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cwlth) , section 184A (2) (d) to (k) ; or - (i) the elector’s address, as shown on the voters roll at the time the application is made, is more than 15km but not more than 20km, by the nearest practicable route, from a polling booth; or - (ii) the elector’s address is more than 20km, by the nearest practicable route, from a polling booth; or - (iii) the elector is entitled to be enrolled as a general postal voter under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cwlth) , section 184A (2) (d) to (k) ; or - (b) the elector is a silent elector. - (i) the elector’s address, as shown on the voters roll at the time the application is made, is more than 15km but not more than 20km, by the nearest practicable route, from a polling booth; or - (ii) the elector’s address is more than 20km, by the nearest practicable route, from a polling booth; or - (iii) the elector is entitled to be enrolled as a general postal voter under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cwlth) , section 184A (2) (d) to (k) ; or - (a) the elector can not vote without assistance because the elector has— (i) an impairment; or (ii) an insufficient level of literacy; or - (i) an impairment; or - (ii) an insufficient level of literacy; or - (b) the elector can not vote at a polling booth because of an impairment; or - (c) the elector is a member of a class of electors prescribed under a regulation for this section. - (i) an impairment; or - (ii) an insufficient level of literacy; or - • electors whose addresses shown on the voters roll are more than 20km by the nearest practical route from a polling booth - • electors who will not, throughout ordinary voting hours on polling day, be within Queensland