Illawarra voters who can't get to the polls for next month's state election can join up to 200,000 people in an electronic vote.
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However, those hoping to stay at home have been warned you need a legitimate reason to dodge polling places and vote online.
iVote, which has been operating since the 2011 state election, will again be used when NSW goes to the polls in a month's time.
A spokesman for the NSW Electoral Commission said iVote has been used in every state byelection since it was implemented and the number of people choosing the system had increased.
"We'd be expecting to receive up to 200,000 iVotes for the 2015 election," the spokesman said.
iVote was initially developed to help people who had poor vision or other conditions that affected their ability to cast a vote.
It has since been expanded to include those living more than 20 kilometres from a polling place and people who will be outside NSW on election day.
Legislation requires people must fit into one of several criteria to be eligible to vote remotely.
"For anyone travelling it's a great convenience to them because previously they would have had to get a postal vote," the spokesman said.
"Now, anybody who has got access to the internet can vote," he said.
Once registered, voters use their own code number and one provided by the NSWEC to log in and vote.
"On election night, the ballot box is electronically opened and the votes are entered into the count."
What is iVote?
- Eligible voters can vote using the internet or telephone as an alternative to a polling place.
Who can use iVote?
You can vote before polling day using iVote if any of the following apply:
- Your vision is so impaired, or you are otherwise so physically incapacitated or so illiterate, that you are unable to vote without assistance.
- You are unable to vote without assistance or have difficulty voting at a polling place because you have a disability (within the meaning of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977).
- Your real place of living is not within 20 kilometres, by the nearest practicable route, of a polling place.
- You will not be in NSW throughout the hours of polling on election day.
How do I register for iVote?
- Visit ivote.nsw.gov.au or call 1300 2 iVote (1300 248 683) by 1pm, March 28.
- Voting with the iVote system is 24/7 from 8am on March 16 until 6pm Saturday on March 28.
Source: ivote.nsw.gov.au
