Australian election 2022: how to vote by phone if you are in Covid isolation

Voters under Covid isolation orders can cast their vote by telephone, but are asked to study their ballot paper before calling to reduce call times. Photograph: Westend61/Getty Images

As we race towards the federal election on Saturday 21 May, one key pandemic-inspired question has cropped up – how will those who are Covid positive cast their vote?

On Monday, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) announced it would roll out a telephone voting system for those subject to isolation orders.