Polling day for the 2025 State election is Saturday 19 July.
Voting is compulsory for electors in all five House of Assembly (lower house) divisions. The divisions are Bass, Braddon, Clark, Franklin and Lyons.
You can vote in person at a polling place on polling day. If you are unable do this, you need to vote early.
The following options on this page are available, which include assisted voting services.
You can vote in person from 8 am to 6 pm on Saturday 19 July 2025 at any polling place in Tasmania.
If you expect to be unable to vote on polling day, there will be pre-poll voting centres available at various locations in Tasmania from Monday 30 June.
If you are interstate and overseas, telephone voting may be the most accessible option for you.
This service is available if you will be interstate or overseas during the polling period, or if you have a print disability.
The TEC will guide you through the voting process in a way that is designed to maintain the secrecy of your vote.
This service is available from 11 am on Monday 7 July.
Applications closed at 4 pm on Friday 11 July 2025.
If you are unable to vote in person, either early or on polling day, you may be eligible to vote by post. To apply, you must complete and return an application form. Applications close at 4 pm on Friday 11 July 2025.
Postal ballot packs will be sent to approved applicants commencing Monday 30 June.
For electors who are interstate or overseas at the time of the election, we recommend you consider using our Telephone voting service, which will be available from 11 am on Monday 7 July.
The TEC sends mobile voting teams to nursing homes and hospitals around the state during elections to enable residents, patients, staff and visitors of residents or patients to vote.
VI-Vote terminals for electors who are blind or have low vision are available at selected locations during the early voting period and on polling day. These specially-designed systems provide enhanced audio, visual and printing capabilities to support independent voting.
Other options include telephone voting for electors with a print disability or voting in person with assistance.
We’ve created a simple guide in eight languages to help you understand how to vote in a State election. Download a copy in your preferred language to learn what happens at a polling place and how to make sure your vote counts.
Quiet voting hour is a one-hour period from 10:00 am to 11:00 am during the early voting period. It is designed to support people who may feel discomfort in environments that are noisy, have bright (often artificial) lighting and are crowded.
Unable to vote or want to learn more about voting? Try our FAQ page for answers to common questions.
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