You can find out where accessible polling places are before you go to vote.

When something is accessible, it is easy to:

• find and use
• move around.

We say some polling places are ‘accessible’.

This means you can use a wheelchair or walking stick to get inside.

Some polling places have ‘assisted access’.

This means you might need some help to get inside with a wheelchair or walking stick.

Some polling places are ‘not accessible’.

This means you won’t be able to get inside with a wheelchair or walking stick.

You can find out about accessible polling places on our website.

www.ecq.qld.gov.au

You can vote from your car if the polling place is not accessible to you.

There will be a sign in the car park at the polling place with the phone number to contact staff.

You can:

• call this number
• ask to vote from your car.

A staff member from the polling place will bring your ballot paper to you.

You can:

• fill it out
• put it in an envelope
• give it to a staff member.

We will take the envelope inside the polling place and put it in a ballot box for you.

You don’t need to get out of the car.

You can ask someone to help you vote.

This could be:

• a friend
• a family member
• staff at the polling place.

They can help you by:

• reading the ballot paper to you

• filling out the ballot paper the way you want

• putting your ballot paper in the ballot box or envelope.

Some people can vote where they live.

They can do this if:

• they have high support needs
• they receive care where they live
• the place they live is a declared institution.

We decide if a place is a declared institution.

This means the people who live and get support there can vote at home.

These are usually aged care homes.

You can find out if you live at a declared institution on our website.

www.ecq.qld.gov.au

People can only vote at a declared institution if they:

• get care and support there
• need a lot of support.

Staff and visitors cannot vote at a declared institution.

We will visit the declared institutions before election day.

We will set up a place inside the declared institutions where you can vote.

If you can’t leave your bed, we will come to you.