Figure 55: Types of difficulties electors had proving their address or identity

This horizontal bar chart shows the percentage of difficulties electors had proving their address or identity. The breakdown is as follows:

• Address did not match the list of electors: 39 percent
• Improper ID/Inability to satisfy the ID requirements: 35 percent
• Improper proof of address: 34 percent
• Identity did not match the name on the list of electors: 8 percent
• Electors turned away because they didn't have proper ID: 8 percent
• Elector was not on the list of electors: 5 percent
• Wrong polling station*: 3 percent
• Rural addresses/P.O. boxes did not match electoral list*: 3 percent
• Having someone vouch for a person's identity*: 3 percent
• Electors did not have VIC*: 1 percent
• Recently moved/students/snowbirds/no fixed address*: 1 percent
• Language barrier*: 1 percent
• Other: 8 percent

*Response category created based on respondent feedback.