Electoral Commissioner Pat Vidgen said people should think about their vote before they get to the polling booth, bringing their Voter Information Card if they have one, staying 1.5 metres apart when voting, using hand sanitiser, and bringing a pen or pencil.

The distribution of how-to-vote cards will be allowable for the election, in accordance with a Direction issued by the ECQ. However, campaign workers will need to comply with social distancing guidelines and hygiene standards and not re-use how-to-vote cards.

Mr Vidgen said many early voting centres will be open 9am-6pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 9am-9pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays; and 9am-5pm on Saturday October 24.

Nearly half of all electors chose early voting in the March local government elections which helped deliver fewer and shorter queues, electors averaging around three minutes in a polling booth according to an elector survey, lower voting numbers on election day, and no spike in COVID-19 infections following the election period.

Election day is Saturday 31 October and there will be around 1300 voting centres across Queensland will be open from 8am to 6pm.

Voting is compulsory.

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