State elections and by-elections
In-person
At South Australian state elections, early voting centres open about 2 weeks before polling day and are located in South Australia, interstate and some overseas consulates and embassies. Eligibility criteria apply.
View early voting eligibility criteria
You are eligible to vote at an early voting centre if, on polling day, you:
- are more than 8 km from a polling booth
- are travelling
- are ill, infirm or disabled – preventing you from attending a polling booth
- are due to give birth shortly
- are caring for someone who is ill, infirm or disabled - preventing you from attending a polling booth
- have religious beliefs - preventing you from attending a polling booth
- are working and unable to leave your workplace to vote
- are a resident of a declared institution being a hospital, convalescent home, nursing home, home for the aged, hostel for the aged or infirm, prison or other places of confinement
- have your address suppressed on the electoral roll (a silent elector)
More early voting information is available: