Affected by COVID-19 and unable to get to a polling booth?Bragg electors affected by COVID-19 must contact the call centre on 1300 655 232 to make special voting arrangements.
The Electoral Commission SA (ECSA) is committed to providing a safe environment for all South Australians to exercise their right to vote.
Our overall strategy for responding to COVID-19 and the delivery of the by-election is to:
- protect the health and safety of voters
- protect the health and safety of ECSA staff
- follow the directions of health and government authorities to prevent, where possible, further spread of COVID-19
- respond promptly and effectively to minimise the impact of the virus including:
- encouraging physical distancing and personal hygiene management strategies
- complying with advice from SA Health to prevent and minimise further outbreaks
Protection measures
The following key protection measures will be adopted to limit the spread of COVID-19 among voters and ECSA staff:
Voters
- social distancing
- hand sanitising stations
- queue management
- bring your own pencil or pen
- ensuring voting screens are a minimum of 1.5m apart
- frequent cleaning of high-touch surfaces by a dedicated hygiene officer
- polling officials fully vaccinated.
ECSA staff
- physical distancing guides to distance voters and ECSA staff when presenting to vote
- additional cleaning at polling booths
- frequent use of hand sanitiser
- procedures for suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 by ECSA staff
Please note that these conditions are subject to change based on directives from SA Health.
You can find the most up to date information about COVID-19 on the SA Health website.