The disenfranchisement of some categories of prisoners in Australia has a disproportionate impact upon people with disability, as people with disability are overrepresented in the prison population. (See also Article 13) The Electoral Act provides that prisoners serving a sentence of three or more years cannot vote, even if they are on the electoral roll.630
Many people with disability who live in residential facilities have limited access to voting.
Homeless people, many of whom have cognitive impairment or psychosocial disability are often not registered to vote, nor provided with any supports or assistance to register or cast a vote.
