Sch 1Grounds on which to apply for postal or pre‑poll vote

Schedule 1 Grounds on which to apply for postal or pre‑poll vote

(rules 25 and 40)

l. Throughout the hours of polling on polling day, the elector will not be in the ward for which he or she is enrolled.

2. The elector, at any time during the hours of polling on polling day, will not be within 8 kilometres by the nearest practical route of any polling booth or station at which a mobile polling team is scheduled to visit (either before or on polling day) in the ward for which he or she is enrolled.

3. Throughout the hours of polling on polling day, the elector will be travelling under conditions that will prevent him or her from voting at any polling booth in the ward for which he or she is enrolled.

4. The elector will be unable to attend a polling booth on polling day because of:

(a) serious illness; or

(b) infirmity; or

(c) approaching childbirth. (In the case of a elector who will be a patient at a hospital on polling day, this paragraph applies regardless of the operation of rule 66).

5. On polling day, the elector will be unable to attend a polling booth because he or she will be at a place (other than a hospital) caring for a person who is:

(a) seriously ill; or

(b) infirm; or

(c) expected to give birth shortly.

6. Throughout the hours of polling on polling day, the elector will be a patient in a hospital (other than a special hospital) and unable to vote at the hospital.

7. Throughout the hours of polling on polling day, the elector will be a patient at a special hospital but will be unable to have his or her vote taken under rule 66.

8. Because of the elector’s religious beliefs or membership of a religious order, the elector:

(a) is precluded from attending a polling booth; or

(b) for the greater part of the hours of polling on polling day, is precluded from attending a polling booth.

9. On polling day, the elector (except an elector able to vote under rule 68) will be:

(a) serving a sentence of imprisonment; or

(b) otherwise in lawful custody or detention.

10. Throughout the hours of polling on polling day, the elector will be engaged in his or her employment or occupation and:

(a) if the elector is an employee — will not be allowed leave of absence to vote; or

(b) in any other case — the absence of the elector for the purpose of attending a polling booth to vote would be likely to cause loss to the person in his or her occupation.