Australians in COVID-19 Quarantine to Access to Telephone Voting

Voters in the electorate of Eden-Monaro on July 2, 2016 in Canberra, Australia Martin Ollman/Getty Images

A new voting option will be available to Australians subjecting to COVID-19 isolation as a confirmed case or close contact on election day.

The Australian Electoral Commission has said it would introduce a telephone voting system for those who could not go to polling places on May 21.