Australian Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers has reminded the eligible public voting in the upcoming referendum is compulsory like with any election.

The AEC have six weeks to roll out polling resources and prepare for millions of votes following the Prime Minister's confirmation the referendum will take place on October 14, announced in Adelaide on Wednesday.

Mr Rogers issued the reminder and some advice shortly after Mr Albanese named the date.

"I'm urging everybody to make sure they understand voting in the reform is compulsory, they must do it," he told the ABC.

"Secondly, make sure you consume all the information. If you are all worried, please visit our website where there's a heap of information, including even a practice voting tool, so that you can practice casting a formal vote. Please consume that," he said.

Last week, Mr Rogers encouraged voters to record their vote by writing either 'yes' or 'no', in English, on the ballot paper.

Echoes of outrage followed his comment on why a 'tick' would likely be accepted as a vote, while an 'x' or 'cross' would not per potential misinterpretation and ''savings provisions' within the Referendum Machinery Act.

The AEC and Mr Rogers categorised some of resulting commentary as misinformation.

"Please write yes or no to make sure your vote will count," he said on Wednesday.

He also responded to assertions of unease over the preference for responses in English within Indigenous communities and individuals for whom English is not their first language.

Mr Rogers said, in line with the most recent federal election, culturally and linguistically diverse material, including traditional Indigenous languages, would be made available in the lead up to the referendum.

He confirmed pre-polling will be available from two weeks leading up to October 14, with increased efforts for voter accessibility in remote communities.

"People are probably not aware that at every election, we use cars for wheel drives, planes, helicopters, occasionally boats to get the vote out to remote communities. We really take remote voter services very seriously to make sure that all Australians are going to be able to have their say," he said.