7/26/2019 Commerce Task 2 - Voting

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AUSTRALIAN

VOTING

THE IMPORTANCE OF

VOTING

In Australia, the right to vote inelections is one of the privileges ofliving in a democracy: you have a

say in who will represent you at

federal, state/territory and levels ofgovernment.

WHO CAN VOTE

You are eligible to vote if you haveenrolled. To be eligible to enroll you

must:

⇒ Be an Australian citien or

eligible British sub!ect

⇒ Aged "# years and over and⇒ $ave lived at your address for at

least one month

COMPULSORY VOTING

%ompulsory voting means that everyeligible Australian %itien &"#'( is

re)uired by law to enroll and vote. If a person does not vote and is unable

to provide a *valid and sufficient+reason, a penalty is imposed.

%ompulsory voting is a distinctivefeature of the Australian politicalculture.

All Australians who are eligible to

vote elect eo le to re resent

HOW YOU ENROL TO VOTE

To enrol for the first time or get bac on t

he roll,

you can enrol online. You will need to provideevidence of your identity. You can use your 

driver+s licence, Australian passport number or have someone who is enrolled confirm your 

identity.

It is compulsory by law for all eligibleAustralian citiens to enrol and vote in federal

elections b -elections and referendums.

WAYS OF VOTING:

⇒ rdinary ote

⇒ Absent ote

⇒ 0arly ote

⇒ In 1erson

⇒ By post

⇒ Interstate vote on election

day

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