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Inquiry into the conduct of the 2010 Federal Election and matters related thereto

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Report

On Thursday 7 July 2011, the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters tabled its report on the conduct of the 2010 Federal Election and matters related thereto.
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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 9 chapters, 1 dissenting report, 1 additional comments and 4 appendices.

Report on the conduct of the 2010 Federal Election and matters related thereto


Preliminary pages (PDF 149KB)
Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of abbreviations and Recommendations

Chapter 1 (PDF 51KB)
Introduction

Chapter 2 (PDF 134KB)
2010 election overview and key issues

Chapter 3 (PDF 221KB)
Maintaining the electoral roll

Chapter 4 (PDF 300KB)
Polling and voting

Chapter 5 (PDF 66KB)
Safeguarding the franchise

Chapter 6 (PDF 166KB)
Reinstatement to the Roll

Chapter 7 (PDF 396KB)
Formality issues

Chapter 8 (PDF 112KB)
Redistribution of electoral boundaries

Chapter 9 (PDF 303KB)
Other issues

Dissenting Report (PDF 141KB)
Dissenting report - The Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP, The Hon Alex Somlyay MP, Senator Scott Ryan, Senator Simon Birmingham

Additional Comments (PDF 46KB)
Addisiton comments - Senator Scott Ryan (Senator for Victoria, Liberal Party of Australia)

Appendix A (PDF 65KB)
Submissions and Exhibits

Appendix B (PDF 56KB)
Public Hearings

Appendix C (PDF 477KB)
Selected data

Appendix D (PDF 140KB)
Status of 2007 federal election majority report recommendations

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