PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Report on the conduct of the 2016 federal election and matters related thereto - Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters

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Report on the conduct of the 2016 federal election and related matters prepared by the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters. Covers the inquiry’s purpose and approach, election overview and key issues including a double dissolution, Senate reforms, and vote count methodology. Reviews voter enrolment and participation, voter access, and election technology such as electronic and online voting. Also addresses political donations, foreign donations, authorisation of voter communication, and governance topics including workforce planning and compliance measures.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatDOCX

Pages215

Reading Time1 h 15 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Chair's Foreword

Members

Terms of Reference

Abbreviations

List of Recommendations

Executive Summary

The Report

Introduction

1 Introduction

PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Report on the conduct of the 2016 federal election and matters related thereto Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters © Commonwealth of Australia ISBN 978-1-74366-741-5 (Printed Version) ISBN 978-1-74366-742-2 (HTML Version) This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Australia License. The details of this licence are available on the Creative Commons website: HYPERLINK "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/" http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/. Contents HYPERLINK \l "s26427t" Chair's Foreword PAGEREF s26427t \* roman \hix HYPERLINK \l "s26414t" Members PAGEREF s26414t \* roman \hxiii HYPERLINK \l "s26413t" Terms of Reference PAGEREF s26413t \* roman \hxix HYPERLINK \l "s26416t" Abbreviations PAGEREF s26416t \* roman \hxxi HYPERLINK \l "s26316t" List of Recommendations PAGEREF s26316t \* roman \hxxiii HYPERLINK \l "s26417t" Executive Summary PAGEREF s26417t \* roman \hxxxi The Report HYPERLINK \l "s26055t" 1 Introduction PAGEREF s26055t \h1 HYPERLINK \l "s26055h1" Conduct of the inquiry PAGEREF s26055h1 \h2 HYPERLINK \l "s26055h2" Interim reports and Government responses PAGEREF s26055h2 \h3 HYPERLINK \l "s26055h3" Authorisation of voter communication PAGEREF s26055h3 \h3 HYPERLINK \l "s26055h4" Foreign donations PAGEREF s26055h4 \h5 HYPERLINK \l "s26055h5" AEC modernisation PAGEREF s26055h5 \h6 HYPERLINK \l "s26055h6" Political donations–discussion paper PAGEREF s26055h6 \h7 HYPERLINK \l "s26055h7" Cyber-manipulation of elections PAGEREF s26055h7 \h7 HYPERLINK \l "s26083t" 2 2016 federal election overview and key issues PAGEREF s26083t \h9 HYPERLINK \l "s26083h1" The 2016 federal election PAGEREF s26083h1 \h9 HYPERLINK \l "s26083h2" A double dissolution PAGEREF s26083h2 \h9 HYPERLINK \l "s26083h3" Reform for the Senate PAGEREF s26083h3 \h12 HYPERLINK \l "s26083h4" Count methodology and quotas PAGEREF s26083h4 \h14 HYPERLINK \l "s26083h5" Count and scrutiny of Senate ballot papers PAGEREF s26083h5 \h17 HYPERLINK \l "s26083h6" Size of Senate ballot papers PAGEREF s26083h6 \h24 HYPERLINK \l "s26083h7" Implementation of post-2013 reforms PAGEREF s26083h7 \h28 HYPERLINK \l "s26083h8" Workforce planning and management PAGEREF s26083h8 \h30 HYPERLINK \l "s26059t" 3 Voter enrolment and participation PAGEREF s26059t \h35 HYPERLINK \l "s26059h1" The Electoral Roll PAGEREF s26059h1 \h35 HYPERLINK \l "s26059h2" Enrolment PAGEREF s26059h2 \h36 HYPERLINK \l "s26059h3" Electoral roll accuracy PAGEREF s26059h3 \h41 HYPERLINK \l "s26059h4" Roll divergence PAGEREF s26059h4 \h42 HYPERLINK \l "s26059h5" Voter turnout PAGEREF s26059h5 \h44 HYPERLINK \l "s26059h6" Informality PAGEREF s26059h6 \h49 HYPERLINK \l "s26059h7" Savings provisions PAGEREF s26059h7 \h51 HYPERLINK \l "s26059h8" Continuing role of compulsory voting PAGEREF s26059h8 \h53 HYPERLINK \l "s26059h9" Compliance measures and penalties for non-voting PAGEREF s26059h9 \h55 HYPERLINK \l "s26059h10" AEC publicity campaigns and electoral education PAGEREF s26059h10 \h58 HYPERLINK \l "s26059h11" Voter identification PAGEREF s26059h11 \h61 HYPERLINK \l "s26059h12" Indigenous enrolment and voting PAGEREF s26059h12 \h64 HYPERLINK \l "s26059h13" Political participation PAGEREF s26059h13 \h69 HYPERLINK \l "s26084t" 4 Voter access PAGEREF s26084t \h73 HYPERLINK \l "s26084h1" Polling places PAGEREF s26084h1 \h73 HYPERLINK \l "s26084h2" Queue times PAGEREF s26084h2 \h74 HYPERLINK \l "s26084h3" Campaigners and party volunteers at polling places PAGEREF s26084h3 \h76 HYPERLINK \l "s26084h4" Access for disabled voters PAGEREF s26084h4 \h79 HYPERLINK \l "s26084h5" Pre-poll voti

FAQs

What is the scope of the report on the 2016 federal election?

The report covers the conduct of the 2016 federal election and matters related thereto, including inquiry processes, key election issues, and governance measures.

Which major topics are covered under election administration and voter participation?

Topics include the Electoral Roll, enrolment, accuracy, roll divergence, voter turnout, informality, and compliance measures for non-voting.

How does the report address technology and integrity in elections?

It reviews technology in elections, including electronic voting options, systems like iVote and vVote, web-loading and e-mail submission, scanning of ballot papers, and related investigative oversight.

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