From Wednesday 22 September, Wallis Social Research on behalf of the AEC will be undertaking market research. Members of the public are randomly selected, and participation is voluntary. The research will be conducted by phone, and in some cases online. The research is part of the AEC’s planning and preparations for the next federal election.

Unsolicited text messages – Get the facts:

• Unsolicited text messages are permitted under the Electoral Act.
• The AEC also has no role in regulating the content of electoral communications – we don’t determine what is true or false.
• The AEC does not disclose telephone numbers from the electoral roll.
• Electoral communications require authorisation, either in the message or on a linked website.
• More information on electoral communication