New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 127

127 Questions to be put to voter

(1) An election official must ask each person claiming to vote in an election the following questions--

(a) What is your full name?

(b) What is your date of birth?

(c) Where do you live?

(d) Have you voted before in this election?

(2) If a person's answers to the questions specified in subsection (1) (a)-(c) are not sufficient to distinguish that person from another person on the authorised roll for the election, the election official may, for the purpose of distinguishing the 2 persons, ask the person another question or other questions relating to matters shown on the authorised roll in relation to those persons.

(3) The election official must reject the person's claim to vote if the person--

(a) refuses to answer fully any question asked, or

(b) answers the question specified in subsection (1) (c) in a manner as to indicate that the person is not entitled to vote at the election in that district, or

(c) answers a question specified in subsection (1) (d) in the affirmative.