Snapshot of inquiry
We’re currently looking at how voting centres could be made more accessible for people with disability.
We’re calling for community input on:
- What criteria should be used when choosing voting centres so that they’re accessible to people with disability?
- What help should staff at voting centres offer to people with disability?
- If you have a disability (or help someone who does), have you had good or bad experiences at voting centres in previous Victorian elections? What was done well and what could have been better?
- Any other matters related to the terms of reference.
Have your say through a written submission or by sending us a video or audio file.
Contributions are due by 20 February 2026.
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Parliament of Victoria
Electoral Matters Committee
Parliament House, Spring Street
EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002
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Terms of reference
The terms of reference are instructions which explain what a committee has been asked to do, what topics it should focus on, and how its members will work together to achieve its shared goals.
That this House refers an inquiry into the accessibility of voting centres at Victorian State elections, with reference to:
(a) compliance with disability access standards, including physical access and way finding;
(b) signage, lighting and safety measures at polling places;
(c) the provision of information and assistance to voters with accessibility needs;
(d) examples of best practice from other jurisdictions; and
(e) recommendations to improve accessibility for voters at future Victorian State elections
to the Electoral Matters Committee for consideration and report no later than 30 September 2026.