From the Chair's forward When considering electoral reforms, our priority must be: enfranchisement, not disenfranchisement. It is this philosophy that has guided this inquiry and is reflected in many of the Committee’s recommendations. This report continues the tradition of examining and reporting on the conduct of federal elections and relevant legislation which has been carried...

On 20 November 2007 then members of the Liberal Party were involved in the distribution of unauthorised election material. This report proposes changes to electoral law to strengthen the prohibition on such activity.

This report recommends that the Commonwealth adopts a system of automatic enrolment of voters similar to the proposed New South Wales system.

This report recommends reinstating a number of longstanding provisions to protect the franchise for those who are entitled to exercise it. These include: • restoring the traditional seven day close of rolls period to enrol or update enrolment details; • restoring provisions allowing electors to notify changes to enrolment details in writing; • removing the...

In this interim report of the inquiry into the conduct of the 2007 election, the committee examines two electronic voting trials: a trial of electronically assisted voting for blind and vision impaired electors and a trial of remote electronic voting for selected Australian Defence Force personnel serving overseas.