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October 29, 2008

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COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 245

Compulsory voting
(1) It shall be the duty of every elector to vote at each election.

I know it raises American hackles, but it does a huge amount to equalise the parties, as does requiring the independent electoral commission to ensure that every elector is registered and providing a simple and fast method of appeal to deal with errors on the roll. The penalty for not voting is AU$20.00 (US$12.80).

Is it enforced? What are the exceptions? Is early voting or voting by mail allowed?

Hey, this is a great description of the nuts and bolts process. Very interesting.

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