The Electoral Commission SA (ECSA) is committed to ensuring all South Australians can vote in the 2022 State Election, including those affected by COVID.
If you are in isolation or quarantine, are a close contact or have developed COVID-19 symptoms, please see your voting options on our COVID affected voters page.
COVID safe voting in polling booths
View our video on how to stay COVID safe this election.
Protection measures in polling booths
The following key protection measures will be adopted in all polling booths to limit the spread of COVID-19 among voters and ECSA staff:
Voters
- mandatory masks
- social distancing
- hand sanitising stations
- queue management
- bring your own pencil or pen
- ensuring voting screens are a minimum of 1.5 metres apart
- frequent cleaning of high-touch surfaces by a dedicated hygiene officer
- electoral officers 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 a 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.