Bill
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Lowering Voting Age and Increasing Voter Participation) Bill 2018
lapsed, as at 2023-02-08.
- Sponsor
- Steele-John
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-06-18
- second reading — 2018-06-18
- second reading — 2018-06-21
- other — 2019-07-01
- other — 2019-07-04
- other — 2022-07-25
- other — 2022-07-27
- other — 2023-02-08
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-06-18.
The bill would let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in federal elections.
Eligible Australians who are not enrolled could sign up and vote on the day at a polling centre.
A 14- or 15-year-old could be placed on the electoral roll ahead of turning 16.
- Lower the voting age to 16 while keeping compulsory voting and candidacy at 18.
- Allow 14- and 15-year-olds to be registered on the electoral roll in advance.
- Permit unenrolled voters to enrol and cast a provisional vote at a polling place on election day.
Australians aged 16 and 17, and eligible voters who are not enrolled or have the wrong address.
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