Postal Voting in Tasmania

Applying for a postal vote

To vote by mail, you can apply to vote by post. The Tasmanian Electoral Commission (TEC) will send you a ballot pack by mail that you will need to post back to them. Postal voting is free.

You can apply:

• Online
• By completing and sending an application in the post

More details on how to apply will be published closer to the election. For more information see here.

Am I eligible?

You can apply if you:

• Will be outside Tasmania
• Will be more than 8km from a voting centre on election day
• Will be travelling and unable to attend a voting centre on election day
• Have a serious illness or condition that prevents you from attending a voting centre on election day
• Are approaching maternity
• Have religious beliefs that prevent you from attending a voting centre on election day
• Are in a correctional centre and prevented from attending a voting centre on election day
• Are caring for a person outside of a hospital setting, which prevents you from attending a voting centre on election day
• Will be working on election day
• Are a silent elector
• Are a person with a disability
• Believe that attending a voting centre on election day will place your personal safety or the safety of your family at risk