Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) This section
applies if, at a polling place for a district, a person claims to vote in an
election as an elector enrolled for that district.
(2) An officer working
at the polling place must ask the person the following questions —
(a) Have
you already voted in this election (or, if there is more than 1 election,
these elections)?
(b) What
is your full name?
(c) What
is the address of where you live?
(3) If the officer
considers that the person does not understand a question asked under
subsection (2) —
(a) the
officer may ask the question in a less formal manner; and
(b) if
the person finds it difficult to answer that question even when it is asked in
that manner, the officer may assist the person to answer the question.
(4) The officer may
also ask the person any other question the officer considers necessary to
determine whether and where the person is enrolled.
(5) Subject to
subsection (6), the person’s answers to the questions are conclusive and
the matter must not be further inquired into during the polling.
(6) The person’s
claim to vote in an election must be rejected if any of the following applies
—
(a) the
person refuses to fully answer a question asked by an officer under this
section;
(b)
despite section 95, the officer is not satisfied, based on the answers to the
questions asked under this section, that the person is entitled to vote in the
election;
(c) the
officer is satisfied that the person has previously voted in the election;
(d) the
person refuses to make a declaration when required under Subdivision 3.
(7) However,
subsection (6)(a) does not apply if the person is a silent elector to the
extent the person refuses to answer a question the answer to which might
enable their electoral address to be ascertained.
[Section 96C inserted: No. 30 of 2023 s. 80.]