Victoria state election 2022: When, how and where do I vote?

Early voting is over and postal vote applications have closed: now, polling day – Saturday, November 26 – is upon us in the Victorian state election.

As time has run out for residents to enrol or update their details, residents now need to think about where they will be on election day and where they can vote.

We've rounded up all the information you need to know about voting in the state election.

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What voting options are available?

All voters had three options available to them:

• Vote in person on election day on November 26
• Vote in person at an early voting centre by November 25
• Vote by post

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When do I have to vote?

If you are voting in person on election day, you have to cast your ballot at a polling place between 8am and 6pm on November 26.

Early in-person votes, on the other hand, arre all done for the election. They opened on Monday, November 14 and finished up at 6pm on Friday, November 25.

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Can I vote early?

Yes – or rather, you could have.

Victorians had until 6pm on Friday, November 25 to cast an in-person ballot at an early voting centre.

Now that deadline has passed, if you haven't cast a vote early, you'll need to turn up to a polling place on election day.

How do you get a postal vote?

If you want to vote by post and haven't yet lodged an application to do so with the Victorian Electoral Commission, unfortunately you're too late.

Postal vote applications opened on November 2 and closed at 6pm on November 23, so you'll now need to either vote early or vote in person on election day.

People who did successfully apply for a postal vote started having their ballot packs posted to them on November 14.

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How can I enrol to vote?

The deadline to enrol to vote in time for the Victorian state election has passed; the roll closed at 8pm on Tuesday, November 8.

However, people who missed the deadline can still vote in person, either on election day or at an early voting centre.

People who didn't enrol will, however, need to bring ID with them that shows their name and address, and let a staff member at the polling place know that they missed the deadline.

How do I vote if I get COVID-19?

Victorians who have COVID-19 who didn't get to apply for a postal vote will still be able to cast their ballots by visiting a COVIDSafe drive-through service in Melton, in Melbourne's outer-west.

Voters must stay in their car and will need to show a positive RAT or a text from the Department of Health to confirm a positive PCR test result to be eligible to use the service.

The centre, at 149 Barries Road, Melton West, will be open between 9am and 5pm on the 24th and 25th of November, and from 8am to 6pm on Saturday the 26th.

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How can flood-affected people vote?

You will be able to register to vote over the phone if you are unable to get to a voting centre due to an emergency situation, such as flooding.

People unable to access a polling place between November 19 and November 26 and whose homes were impacted by floods on or after October 13 will be eligible to register for a phone vote, which you can do at the VEC website.

For flood victims, phone voting is taking place between November 19 and 26.

People who are blind, have low vision or a physical disability and can't vote without assistance are also eligible to vote via the phone.

In those voters' cases, polling started a little earlier, on November 14.

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How can I vote if I'm interstate or overseas?

If you are interstate, you were be able to vote in person at any other state or territory electoral commission in Australia, although, as a form of early voting, this is no longer available.

These were open until Friday, November 25 during local business hours.

As with local voting centres in Victoria, these opened on November 14.

Travellers could also have cast an early vote if they were still in the state sometime up to the 25th.

Otherwise, Victorians who are interstate can vote by post.

Victorians who are overseas can let the VEC know they are away by updating their enrolment on the organisation's website.

It is not compulsory to vote if you are not in Victoria during the voting period, but you must notify the Electoral Commission and keep evidence of your travel.

People who want to vote from overseas must do so by post, whether by mailing in their ballots or dropping them off at a postal vote collection centre.

These can be found on the VEC website.

Do I have to vote, and what happens if I don't?

Just as in the rest of Australia, voting in Victorian state elections is compulsory.

People who do not cast a ballot will be issued a fine of $92, which will need to be paid – or appealed – within 28 days.