Bill
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Voter Identification) Bill 2022
lapsed, as at 2022-07-25.
- Sponsor
- James McGrath
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2022-02-09
- second reading — 2022-02-09
- other — 2022-07-25
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 2022-02-09.
This bill would require voters to show proof of identity before casting a ballot in a federal election or referendum.
Voters without acceptable identification could have their identity attested by another enrolled person or cast a declaration vote.
The bill would start the day after it receives royal assent.
- Requires electors to display a proof of identity document before voting.
- Allows voters without acceptable identification to use an attester or cast a declaration vote.
- Amends the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984.
Voters in federal elections and referendums.
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