Electoral Act 1985

The regulations may make provision in relation to voting in an election by sight‑impaired electors by means of an electronically assisted voting method.

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), regulations made for the purposes of this Division may—

determine, or provide for the determination of, the following:

the electronically assisted voting method;

matters related to the voting using the electronically assisted voting method, including the provision of assistance to electors using the method, requirements to be followed after an elector has used the method and matters of privacy and secrecy;

the number of places where the electronically assisted voting method is to be available, the location of those places and the days and times at which the method is to be available;

which electors may use the electronically assisted voting method; and

require the making of a record of each person who has voted using the electronically assisted voting method; and

specify the information that is to be included in a record; and

provide for the production of a record of the vote each person has cast, which must not contain any means of identifying the person who cast the vote; and

provide for the appointment by the Electoral Commissioner of officers in relation to the conduct of the electronically assisted voting method; and

provide for the application of this Act, or provisions of this Act, in relation to votes cast using the electronically assisted voting method, including the modification of the application of this Act or a provision of this Act in relation to such votes; and

make provision for any other matters related to electronically assisted voting.

To avoid doubt, nothing in this Division (or in regulations made for the purposes of this Division) authorises any elector to vote more than once at an election.

In this section—

sight‑impaired elector means an elector whose sight is impaired such that the elector is unable to vote without assistance.