Voters will be handed two pieces of paper when they vote, one smaller piece of paper with nine names and boxes on it for the lower house, and a much larger piece of paper for the upper house.
Voters must number one to nine in order of their preference for their vote to count. Numbering just a few candidates or ticking a box will result in a vote being considered “informal”, meaning it won’t be counted.
The ballot for the upper house will be much bigger.
It will consist of boxes above the line for parties and lists of candidates below the line.
You can either place a 1 in one box above the line and leave the rest of the paper blank, or you can place five or more numbers, in order of your preference, in the boxes below the line.
Where to vote in the Shepparton district
Ardmona Primary School
Barmah Community Hall
Bourchier St Primary School
Bunbartha Community Centre
Congupna Primary School
Dookie Primary School
Gowrie St Primary School
Guthrie St Primary School
Katandra West Primary School
Kialla West Primary School
Kialla Primary School
Kutunga Primary School
Lemnos Primary School
Mooroopna Primary School
Nathalia Uniting Church Hall
Numurkah Town Hall
Orrvale Primary School
Picola Public Hall
Shepparton East Primary School
Strathmerton Memorial Hall
St George’s Rd Primary School
St Brendan’s Primary School
Tallygaroopna Primary School
Tatura Primary School
Toolamba Primary School
Visy Community Centre (formerly Wanganui Secondary College)
Waaia/Yalca South Primary School
Wilmot Rd Primary School
Wunghnu Primary School
If you number above the line you cannot then place numbers below the line, and vice versa.
If you vote above the line, your preference will be decided by the group you have voted for, meaning if that party doesn’t get elected they chose which other group or party to send their vote to.
This doesn’t happen when voting below the line.
As of Wednesday night, nearly 15,000 people had voted early across the Shepparton district.
Voting can be done from 8am to 6pm on election day at any of the locations listed in this article.
Voters who have been forced to relocate due to the floods can still vote using their primary address at the election.
If you have been isolated by floodwaters, you are able to vote via telephone.
Voting by phone is not available for people who have tested positive to coronavirus, with the only socially distanced voting centre a drive-through centre at 149 Barries Rd, Melton West, which is open from 9am to 5pm on Friday and 8am to 6pm on Saturday.
There are no current COVID-19 isolation requirements, so legally people are still allowed to go to their local voting centre to cast a ballot, but may be at risk of spreading coronavirus.
To find which electorate you are in and where your nearest voting centre is, head to vec.vic.gov.au/voting/2022-state-election
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