Summary
Amends the: Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 to: provide that the electoral roll closes seven days after the date of the writ for a federal election (Rowe v Electoral Commissioner [2010] HCA 46); prevent certain prisoners from voting at federal elections (Roach v Electoral Commissioner (2007) 233 CLR 162); and provide that certain prisoners may remain on, or be added to, the electoral roll; Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to provide that certain references still apply when a half Senate election is held independently from an election of the House of Representatives; and Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 in relation to certified lists of voters for referenda.