Electors who are registered as a general postal voter (GPV) will be sent ballot papers as soon as practicable following the declaration of nominations for a federal election, or the issue of writ for a federal referendum.

An elector can apply to be registered as a general postal voter if they:

• live more than 20 kilometres from a polling place, including a place where mobile polling will be conducted;
• are a patient at a hospital or nursing home where polling will not take place;
• are not in hospital but, due to serious illness or infirmity, are unable to travel from their home to a polling place;
• cannot travel to a polling place because they are caring for a person who is seriously ill or infirm;
• are registered as a silent elector;
• are an elector whose religious beliefs, or membership of a religious order, preclude them from attending a polling place for all or most of the hours of polling;
• are registered as an overseas elector;
• are a member of the defence force, or a defence civilian who is serving outside Australia
• are an Australian Federal Police officer or staff member who is serving outside Australia
• are unable to sign their name due to physical incapacity
• are serving a prison sentence of less than 3 years, on remand or in periodic detention

Register as a General Postal Voter for:

Forms available on this page may be completed on screen prior to printing out and signing.

• Australian Capital Territory - Federal and Territory Elections [PDF 98k]
• New South Wales - Federal, State and Council Elections [PDF 157k]
• Northern Territory - Federal and Territory Elections [PDF 101k]
• Queensland - Federal and State Elections [PDF 141k]
• South Australia - Federal Elections [PDF 100k]

  (Note: To register as a General Postal Voter for South Australian State elections please contact the State Electoral Office or visit www.seo.sa.gov.au)

• Tasmania - Federal and State Elections [PDF 77k]
• Victoria - Federal and State Elections [PDF 95k]
• Western Australia - Federal and State Elections [PDF 82k]