The Shepherdson Inquiry: An investigation into electoral fraud
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- 225 pages
Summary
The report's own summary: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, pages 9 to 15
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An independent inquiry for the CJC examined alleged electoral-roll misconduct linked to ALP preselections and a state by-election.
The Shepherdson Inquiry: An investigation into electoral fraud (April 2001), page 9
The inquiry assessed whether admissible evidence should be referred for possible prosecution, rather than determining guilt.
The Shepherdson Inquiry: An investigation into electoral fraud (April 2001), page 10
The inquiry found that some party members treated knowingly false enrolments as a preselection tactic, but found no evidence of general use to influence public elections.
The Shepherdson Inquiry: An investigation into electoral fraud (April 2001), page 11
It recommended prosecution referrals for possible forgery charges and explained that time limits prevented action on many consensual false enrolments.
The Shepherdson Inquiry: An investigation into electoral fraud (April 2001), page 10 · The Shepherdson Inquiry: An investigation into electoral fraud (April 2001), page 11 · The Shepherdson Inquiry: An investigation into electoral fraud (April 2001), page 13
It offered reform suggestions on identity and residence checks, preselection oversight, electoral penalties and prosecution time limits, without making formal electoral-reform recommendations.
The Shepherdson Inquiry: An investigation into electoral fraud (April 2001), page 10 · The Shepherdson Inquiry: An investigation into electoral fraud (April 2001), page 15
In the body's own words
- Finding
The information gathered during the Inquiry clearly established that the practice of making consensual false enrolments to bolster the chances of specific candidates in preselections was regarded by some Party members as a legitimate campaign tactic.
The Shepherdson Inquiry: An investigation into electoral fraud (April 2001), page 11
- Finding
No evidence, however, was revealed indicating that the tactic had been generally used to influence the outcome of public elections.
The Shepherdson Inquiry: An investigation into electoral fraud (April 2001), page 11
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