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26 INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS DURING COVID-19

• Additional measures such as queue control will be put in place where voters will need to wait to
enter booths.
• Vote issuing tables and polling screens will be positioned to maximise distance between all
people in attendance, based on the space constraints of the polling booths.
• ECQ will be employing additional staff to assist with managing queues and to help people cast
their vote in the most efficient manner. This includes ensuring that high risk members of the
public, such as elderly people, receive additional assistance.

What can voters do?

Voters can play their part during the elections by:
• practicing good hand and respiratory hygiene

• social distancing
• bringing your Voter Information Card with you to help mark you off the roll more quickly
• bringing your own pen or pencil

• if you are postal voting, completing and returning your ballot as soon as you receive it.
What can voters do if they are unwell?

• Telephone voting was available for certain eligible voters, including anyone who has been advised
by a medical practitioner to remain in isolation during the election period due to exposure to
COVID-19. Registrations for this service closed at 12PM voting day, 28 March.

• Follow Queensland Health and medical advice regarding contact with other people and consider
your capacity to vote during the two-week early voting period.

What further information is available?

• Visit the ECQ website at www.ecq.qld.gov.au, call us on 1300 881 665 or follow us on social
media for election updates or to check locations of early voting centres or polling booths.
• Visit the Queensland Health website for updates and recommendations about COVID-19 at
https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19
• Check our daily updates for more information about the progress of election delivery.