Australia

Australia: Electoral Regulations 1993

This is a republication of the Electoral Regulations 1993, made under the Electoral Act 1992(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes) as in force on 17 February 2004. It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 17 February 2004.

Australia: Election Planner (2005)

A copy of the Election Planner of the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).

Australia: Application for Registration as an Antarctic Elector

Application to register as an Antarctic elector, to enable Australian eligible voters to vote in any federal elections and referendums (and some State elections) held while residing in Antarctica. Note: It is not compulsory for an elector to register as an Antarctic elector

Australia: Application Form for Voters with Physical Incapacities

Sample of the application form for the enrolment of electors unable to sign their name due to physical incapacity.

Australia: The Founders of Our Electoral System

The "Founders of Our Electoral System", from the Tasmanian Parliamentary Library, provides on overview of the origins of Australia's electoral system

Australia: The Politics of the Future: Internet and the Electoral Process

This paper was presented by Phillip Green, Electoral Commissioner, ACT Electoral Commission, to the Australian Political Science Association’s Politics of the Future seminar at the Australian National University on 5 October 2000.

Australia: Postal Vote Application (Tasmania)

Application for Postal Vote of the Electoral Commission of Tasmania

Australia: Western Australian Electoral Commission - Code of Conduct

The codes of ethics and conduct enacted by Western Australian Electoral Commission

Australia: Cost of Registration and Elections

Author Bill Gray discusses Australia's approach to managing electoral costs in this first of nine case studies made available to ACE courtesy of the IFES-UNDP Cost of Registraiton and Elections (CORE) Project.

Australia: Voter registration Case Study (2006)

This case study is part of the "Comparative Study of Voter Registration Instruments and Practices" commissioned by Development Associates, Inc to help MPs, experts, the CEC and the Ukrainian voter begin to address the registry/list issue publicly in a fashion conducive to informed debate and to help focus current efforts at facilitating establishment of a National Voter Registry.

Australia: Crossing the floor in the Federal Parliament 1950 – August 2004

 

Australia: Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (2005)

 

Australia: Request by an elector for address not to be shown on the electoral roll

Application form used in Australia for silent enrolment