THE WA Electoral Commission has responded to questions about the challenging parking situation on Guildford’s James Street, citing a lack of suitable venues.

A WA electoral commission spokesperson said early voters did not have to go to a specific polling place to cast their vote.

“There are 61 early polling places around the state,” they said.

“We were not able to find suitable venues in Kalamunda, Butler, Forrestfield and Baldivis.

“Voters in these areas can go to any early polling place and cast their vote, (and it) does not need to be within their district.”

As reported in No early votes for Perth Hills, Mundaring and Kalamunda did not have an early polling booth and had to travel downhill to Guildford to cast their votes ahead of March 8.

When asked by Echo News if the electoral commission was aware of the traffic congestion and traffic management performed by volunteers at the Guildford early voting booth, they said swift action was taken to fix the situation.

“The WA Electoral Commission was aware of traffic congestion at the Midland early polling place this week and we have acted swiftly to address the issue,” they said.

“We have now acquired extra and overflow parking and introduced traffic controllers to help with traffic flow which is now in place at the location.”

Nearby businesses had to put up a large sign warning voters their bays were reserved for customers only and violators risked having their vehicles towed, as reported in Guildford polls parking chaos.

On Saturday March 8, there will be nearly 800 polling place locations open across the state for people to vote at.

To find a list of all early and ordinary polling places, voters can visit the WA Electoral Commission website and view the map depending on selected district.