With the announcement of the federal election Australians must act now to ensure they are enrolled by the deadline of 8pm on 23 May 2016. Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers said all Australian citizens aged 18 years and over are required by law to enroll and vote in the 2 July federal election. “Enrolling and voting…
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New voting system for blind or low vision voters
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Now that early voting for the 2013 federal election, the Electoral commission has announced that voters who are blind or have low vision can now access a telephone voting service that enables them to cast a secret vote. “Blind or low vision voters can still vote with assistance at one of the several thousand polling…
AEC encourages missing eligible voters to enroll
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With the 2013 election approaching the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is calling on the community to help find almost 1.4 million eligible missing voters with the launch of the ‘Don’t leave it to the last minute’ enrollment campaign by Electoral Commissioner, Ed Killesteyn. “Time is running out for the almost 1.4 million eligible voters still…
No National Tally Room at 2013 federal election
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The Electoral Commissioner Ed Killesteyn has announced that the Australian Electoral Commission will not be operating the National Tally Room at the 2013 Federal Election. Mr. Killesteyn explained that the National Tally Room now played no role in the actual delivery of election results but essentially provided a visual backdrop for the media to conduct…
Australian Electoral Reform to enable 1.5 million to vote
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Protecting Elector Participation) Bill 2012 was introduced to the Parliament by Special Minister of State Gary Gray. “It is, without doubt, one of the most significant reforms proposed since the introduction of compulsory enrolment in this country 100 years ago,” Special Minister of State Gary Gray said. Minister Gray commented that…