Australian Electoral Commission

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The Australian Electoral Commission is the independent federal agency responsible for conducting national elections and referendums and maintaining the electoral roll in Australia.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf electoral management body
independent statutory authority
collaboratesWith state and territory electoral commissions
conducts overseas voting for federal elections
postal voting for federal elections
pre-poll voting for federal elections
country Australia
ElectoralCommissionerAppointedBy Governor-General of Australia
employs Australian Electoral Officer for each state and territory
establishedBy Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983
formedInYear 1984
governingAct Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.aec.gov.au/
hasPredecessor Australian Electoral Office
headquartersLocation Canberra
headquartersStateOrTerritory Australian Capital Territory
isIndependentOf federal government of the day
political parties
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
language English
ledBy Electoral Commissioner
logoText Australian Electoral Commission
maintains federal electoral roll
mandate to provide the Australian people with an independent electoral service
monitors compliance with federal electoral law
operatesUnderPrinciple political neutrality
oversees House of Representatives elections
Senate elections
federal referendum processes
parentDepartment Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
publishes federal election results
guides for candidates
guides for voters
redistribution determinations
reportsTo Parliament of Australia
responsibleFor conduct of federal by-elections
conduct of federal elections
conduct of federal referendums
funding and disclosure of federal election campaign finances
maintenance of the Commonwealth electoral roll
public electoral education
redistribution of federal electoral boundaries
registration of political parties for federal elections
sector public sector
shortName AEC
usesVotingSystem preferential voting for House of Representatives
proportional representation for Senate


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