(1) This section
applies if a voter who is voting at a polling place cannot vote without
assistance because the voter has a sight impairment or other physical
impairment or has insufficient literacy skills.
(2) The voter may
nominate a person (the nominated person ) to assist the voter.
(3) The nominated
person cannot be a candidate in the election or an election campaign worker.
(4) The nominated
person must mark the voter’s vote on the ballot paper in the presence of
an officer working at the polling place according to the directions of the
voter and must —
(a) fold
the ballot paper to conceal the vote and, subject to section 98G(2) —
(i)
if the voter is a claim voter — deposit the folded
ballot paper in the ballot box; or
(b) if
the voter is a declaration voter — deal with the ballot paper in
accordance with the method prescribed under section 97I(3)(b);
and
(b)
otherwise carry out any of the functions of the voter under this Subdivision
according to the directions of the voter; and
(c)
leave the polling place.
(5) Without limiting
subsection (4), the voter may indicate the manner in which the voter wishes
the ballot paper to be marked by presenting to the nominated person a
statement in writing (which may be, or include, a registered how-to-vote card)
that specifies the manner in which the ballot paper is to be marked.
[Section 98F inserted: No. 30 of 2023 s. 80.]