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Electronic Voting in the House of Representatives

24 June 2013

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 86KB)
Foreword Membership of the Committee Committee Secretariat Terms of reference List of abbreviations

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 110KB)
Background to the inquiry Previous inquiries Scope of the inquiry Terms of reference and conduct of the inquiry Structure of report

Chapter 2 Electronic voting	(PDF 104KB)
Introduction Conduct of divisions Method of voting Time taken for divisions Electronic voting systems Overall assessment of electronic voting systems Committee comment

Chapter 3 Electronic voting in the Chamber	(PDF 125KB)
Introduction Procedural and contextual issues Members seen to be voting ‘Cooling-off’ period Opportunity for discussion Increase in number of divisions Other issues Cost Design integrity in a heritage building A future inquiry Conclusion

Appendix A – List of submissions	(PDF 27KB)