The Indigenous voice to parliament referendum day has been announced. But how do you actually vote?

What will I be asked? Can I use ticks and crosses? Your questions answered on how to vote in the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum on 14 October. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AP

The last time Australians headed to the polls to vote in a referendum, Cher’s Believe was one of the biggest songs on the radio, the world was introduced to Jar Jar Binks for the first time and audiences were shocked to discover Bruce Willis was dead all along.

In 1999 there were two questions on Australians’ minds – was the world about to end with the Y2K bug, and should the constitution be amended to include a preamble and establish Australia as a republic.