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Telephone-assisted voting

Supplementary council elections will be held in March for the following councils:

Councils with supplementary elections
Council Current vacancies Reason for vacancy
Copper Coast Council
1 area councillor
 Insufficient nominations received 2022 Council Elections
9 area councillor positions, 8 filled
Kimba, District Council of
1 area councillor
 Insufficient nominations received 2022 Council Elections
7 area councillor positions, 6 filled
Kingston District Council
1 mayor
 Insufficient nominations received 2022 Council Elections
1 mayor, no nominations received
Mount Remarkable, District Council of
1 councillor, Willochra ward
 Insufficient nominations received 2022 Council Elections
4 Willochra ward councillor positions, 3 filled
Northern Areas Council 1 councillor, Broughton ward

Resignation of councillor after 2022 Council Elections
1 Broughton ward councillor position
Robe, District Council of 
1 mayor
 Insufficient nominations received 2022 Council Elections
1 mayor, no nominations received
Southern Mallee District Council
5 area councillors
 Insufficient nominations received 2022 Council Elections
7 area councillor positions, 2 filled
Streaky Bay, District Council of 
1 councillor, Eyre ward
 Insufficient nominations received 2022 Council Elections
4 Eyre ward councillor positions, 3 filled
Tumby Bay, District Council of 
4 area councillors
 Insufficient nominations received 2022 Council Elections
6 area councillor positions, 2 filled
Wudinna District Council
1 area councillor
 Insufficient nominations received 2022 Council Elections
7 area councillor positions, 6 filled

Telephone-assisted voting is a special service available for voters in the following categories:

  • If you are blind or have low vision
  • If you are interstate or overseas during the voting period. 

Dedicated call centre

Telephone-assisted voting is available on weekdays from Monday 27 February until Tuesday 14 March during the hours listed below.

Dates Times
Monday 27 February to Friday 3 March 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Monday 6 March to Friday 10 March 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Monday 13 March Closed (public holiday)
Tuesday 14 March (close of voting) 9:00 am to 12 noon

Preparing to vote by telephone

Consider your vote

  • Review the candidates and their profiles and decide your choices before making your call (candidate information is available here after nominations close on 27 January 2023)
  • List the candidates in order of your choice so you can relay this to the voting assistant who will mark the ballot paper accordingly. 

Telephone-assisted voting method

  • You will be asked to verify your identity and your entitlement to vote
  • Once confirmed, you will be assigned a unique identifying number
The ECSA representative will then transfer your call to a voting assistant who will take your vote. The ECSA representative will introduce you to the voting assistant using your unique identifying number only. It is important that you do not share your name or address with the voting assistant as this ensures the secrecy of your vote.
  • Once verified, the voting assistant will confirm the council area in which you can vote
  • The voting assistant will then read the list of candidates on the ballot paper along with the instructions for voting
  • You will then be asked to name candidates in order of your choice starting at 1 for the person you want as your first choice, 2 for your second choice and so on until you have chosen as many candidates as there are vacancies.
  • The voting assistant will read your voting preferences back to you to ensure the ballot paper is marked in accordance with your choices
  • The voting assistant will then fold the ballot paper and place it in a declaration envelope, complete and sign the declaration on your behalf and place the declaration envelope in a sealed ballot box.

Another electoral officer (not the ECSA representative who transferred your call) will listen to the entire telephone conversation with the voting assistant and ensure the ballot paper is marked in accordance with your instructions.