Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) During the postal
application period for an election, an elector may make an application (a
postal vote application ) in the approved form to an issuing officer to vote
by postal voting in the election.
(2) The postal vote
application —
(a) may
be made within or outside the State; and
(b) must
—
(i)
state the applicant’s name and electoral address;
and
(ii)
contain a statement by the applicant to the effect that
the applicant is an elector; and
(iii)
subject to subsection (3), be signed by the applicant;
and
(iv)
if the elector expects to be absent from their electoral
address if and when documents are sent under section 100D — state an
address to which the documents must be sent.
(3) If the elector
satisfies a witness that the elector is unable to sign the postal vote
application because the elector has a sight impairment or other physical
impairment or has insufficient literacy skills, the elector may make a
distinguishing mark on the postal vote application before the witness.
(4) A person may be a
witness for the purposes of subsection (3) if the person —
(a) has
attained the age of 18 years; and
(b) is
not a candidate in an election in relation to which the postal vote
application is made.
(5) If an election in
a district and a Council election have the same polling day, the
elector’s application is taken to be an application to vote by postal
voting at each of those elections.
[Section 100B inserted: No. 30 of 2023 s. 80.]