Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Inquiry into the 2007 Federal Election.

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Media releases

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There is currently a total of 19 media release in the following list.

• Tuesday 23 June 2009
  Electoral reform proposals including reinstatement of seven day close of rolls period
  
  Fact Sheets:
  List of recommendations
  The multiple voting myth
  Enabling the franchise
  Maintaining an effective electoral roll
  Increasing the participation of Indigenous and homeless electors
  Responding to the increased demand for early voting
  Informality issues including ‘saving' informal votes and the McEwen petition
  
  
• Monday 22 June 2009
  Reform proposals to enfranchise voters and modernise the electoral system
  
  
• Friday 08 May 2009
  Electoral Commission to appear at public hearing on the 2007 election
  
  
• Wednesday 15 April 2009
  Roundtable to discuss proposals for reforming electoral financing arrangements
  
  
• Tuesday 17 March 2009
  Report on the 2007 federal election electronic voting trials
  
  
• Tuesday 17 March 2009
  Electoral Commissioner to appear at public hearing on the 2007 election
  
  
• Monday 02 February 2009
  Federal director of the Nationals to appear before parliamentary committee
  
  
• Monday 01 December 2008
  Federal director of the Liberal Party to appear before parliamentary committee
  
  
• Monday 24 November 2008
  Federal MPs Fran Bailey, Peter Lindsay and Gary Gray to discuss the 2007 election
  
  
• Tuesday 11 November 2008
  New ALP National Secretary to appear before parliamentary committee (PDF 115KB)
• Thursday 16 October 2008
  Futu re of electronic voting at Federal elections to be considered (PDF 115KB)
• Tuesday 19 August 2008
  Former WA Senator Andrew Murray to appear at parliamentary committee hearing in Perth (PDF 119KB)
• Monday 18 August 2008
  Public hearing in Adelaide to inquire into the 2007 federal election (PDF 118KB)
• Friday 8 August 2008
  Public hearings in Melbourne to inquire into the 2007 federal election (PDF 127KB)
• Monday 4 August 2008
  Public hearing in Brisbane to inquire into the 2007 federal election (PDF 126KB)
• Monday 21 July 2008
  Public hearings in Sydney to inquire into the 2007 federal election (PDF 124KB)
• Thursday 26 June 2008
  Australian Electoral Commission to appear at public hearing on 2007 election (PDF 163KB)
• Friday 20 June 2008
  Seeking the views of regional and remote voters on the 2007 federal election (PDF 32KB)
• Wednesday 18 March 2008
  Safeguarding electoral integrity — Inquiry into the 2007 federal election(PDF 38KB)