[no bill text published] NSW Identification Requirements for People Voting in Elections

Electoral Amendment (Voter ID and Electronic Mark Off) Bill 2023

Opposition Bill

21 Sep 2023: This bill has lapsed and is no longer under discussion.

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

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election integrity electoral roll voter access voter identification voting rights

Introduced by: Gareth Ward (LIB)

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Official page: progress through parliament

Official page: bill text and explanatory notes

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Election officials must ask voters for a current ID document; they must reject the vote if the person refuses or fails to show one.
Election officials must ask absent voters for a current ID document; they must reject the application to vote if the person refuses or fails to show one.
Election officials cannot ask silent electors or absent silent electors for ID.
People making a declaration under section 137 of the Electoral Act 2017 must show a current ID document.
The Electoral Commissioner determines the electronic and printed format for district electoral rolls.

News articles and press releases

Electoral Amendment (Voter ID and Electronic Mark Off) Bill 2023

Mr GARETH WARD, Member for Kiama — 2023-09-21

The bill proposes that electors be required to show a valid form of identification when they vote, and that the NSW Electoral Commission be required to electronically mark off electors on a digital roll. At the outset, I emphasise to members of the House that the identification component of the bill is complementary to the electronic component. Both make the democratic processes on voting day more efficient and legitimate, and promote trust in those processes.