Election 2020: 48 voters referred to police for voting twice

The Electoral Commission has referred 48 voters to police for voting more than than once at the 2020 General Election. Photo / File

The Electoral Commission has referred 48 voters to police for voting more than than once at the 2020 general election.

Voting more than once carries a penalty of a jail term of up to two years and/or fine of up to $40,000 or up to $10,000 if the court decides it was at the lower end of the scale and not a deliberate attempt to manipulate the election result.

Under the Electoral Act "personation" is considered a corrupt practice, including voting as another person or voting more than once.

As these matters are now with the police, the Electoral Commission will not be commenting further, a spokesperson said.

There were 37 referrals for dual voting after the 2017 general election, 126 after the 2014 general election, and 63 after the 2011 general election.