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ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM REGULATION 2016 (F2016L00399) - REG 15

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 purposes 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.

Example:    Statements and responses that allow call centre operators to explain to a sight-impaired person how to register or vote.



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