South Australian Current Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 1985 - SECT 72

72—Questions to be put to person claiming to vote

        (1)         An authorised officer must, before issuing voting papers to a person who appears personally before him or her claiming to vote, put the following questions to that person:

            (a)         such questions as are necessary to establish the identity and the address of the principal place of residence of the claimant; and

            (b)         the following question: Have you voted before in this election? or Have you voted before in these elections? (as the case requires),

and may put such further questions as are necessary to establish whether the claimant is entitled to vote.

        (2)         If a person claiming to vote to whom questions are put under this section—

            (a)         refuses to answer fully any such question;

            (b)         so answers any such question as to indicate that he or she is not entitled to vote,

the person's claim to vote must be rejected.