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.