In this Aug 8, 2020 file photo, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attends the launch of the Labour Party's election campaign in Auckland. (MICHAEL BRADLEY / AFP)

WELLINGTON - Overseas voters will be able to vote in the 2020 General Election and referendums from this Wednesday, New Zealand Electoral Commission said on Tuesday.

In New Zealand, telephone dictation voting also opens on Wednesday for people who are blind, partially blind or have a physical disability, Chief Electoral Officer Alicia Wright said

About 67,000 New Zealand voters are enrolled at an overseas address. Overseas voters can vote from Wednesday, Sept 30 until 7:00 pm on the election day, Oct 17, using the download and upload service to receive and return their voting papers, according to a commission statement.

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"This election, the easiest and safest way to vote from overseas is to download and print voting papers from the website, and return them by uploading to the website," said Chief Electoral Officer Alicia Wright.

In 2017, more than two-thirds of overseas voters used this service, Wright said.

In some countries, voting in person at an overseas voting place will also be an option, but services will be limited and will depend on the COVID-19 public health advice in each country, she said.

In New Zealand, telephone dictation voting also opens on Wednesday for people who are blind, partially blind or have a physical disability that means they cannot mark their voting paper without help, Wright said.

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Advance voting at voting places across New Zealand starts on Saturday and closes at 7:00 pm on Oct 17, according to the commission.