Can you use a pen to mark your ballot paper when voting?

Can you use a pen to mark your ballot paper when voting?

Question: Can you use a pen to mark your ballot paper when voting?

Answer: Yes you can, and we encourage you to do so.

Section 206 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 states that all voters must be supplied with a pencil when voting in a polling booth, but there’s nothing preventing you from bringing your own pen and using it instead.