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Media Releases 2013
Updated:
6 December 2013
December
Keelty report released [6 December 2013]
Deferral of federal electoral redistribution for the ACT [6 December 2013]
November
Final 2013 federal election payment to political parties and candidates [27 November 2013]
Petition lodged with Court of Disputed Returns [15 November 2013]
AEC releases voting preference information recorded for WA missing votes [08 November 2013]
Missing votes inquiry continues in Perth next week [08 November 2013]
Mr Mick Keelty AO APM commences inquiry [06 November 2013]
Western Australia Senators decided from recount [02 November 2013]
Distribution of preferences for WA Senators Saturday [01 November 2013]
Writs for all 2013 House of Representatives elections have now been returned [01 November 2013]
October
Declaration of the poll in the electorate of Fairfax [31 October 2013]
Australian Electoral Commission statement: WA Senate recount [31 October 2013]
Political party and associated entity disclosure returns due 20 October 2013
Australian Electoral Commission statement: Senate recount in Western Australia [10 October 2013]
2013 federal election payment to political parties and candidates [9 October 2013]
Return of writs for 2013 federal election [8 October 2013]
Western Australia Senate recount appeal [4 October 2013]
Declaration of Western Australia Senators deferred [4 October 2013]
WA Senate recount requests declined [3 October 2013]
Declaration of Western Australia Senators deferred [2 October 2013]
Western Australian Senators have been decided [2 October 2013]
New South Wales Senators have been decided [2 October 2013]
Queensland Senators have been decided [2 October 2013]
Statement from the AEC: Recount to proceed in the Division of Fairfax [1 October 2013]
South Australian Senators have been decided [1 October 2013]
Victorian Senators have been decided [1 October 2013]
ACT Senators have been decided [1 October 2013]
September
Tasmanian Senators have been decided [25 September 2013]
Northern Territory Senators have been decided [25 September 2013]
2013 Federal Election update – what’s going on this week [23 September 2013]
Paper released on internet voting in Australian election systems [18 September 2013] - ECANZ website
Statement from the Australian Electoral Commission regarding the Division of Fairfax [16 September 2013]
Services and information for election day [5 September 2013]
Early voting tracking to record levels as polling day preparations ramp up [6 September 2013]
Make sure your vote counts in the 2013 federal election [5 September 2013]
Reminder to postal voters – Return your postal vote ASAP [2 September 2013]
August
Federal election assistance in different languages [30 August 2013]
Australians overseas for the federal election urged to vote early [28 August 2013]
Early voting numbers increase as remote and overseas polling starts [27 August 2013]
Remote voting for 2013 federal election underway [26 August 2013]
AEC trials electronic voter lists in polling booths [21 August 2013]
Official election guide delivered to nearly 10 million households [21 August 2013]
AEC prepares for its biggest federal election yet [20 August 2013]
New voting system gives blind or low vision voters more choice [20 August 2013]
Detailed close of rolls figures for each electorate now available [19 August 2013]
Early voting begins tomorrow in the 2013 federal election [19 August 2013]
Record number of candidates to contest the 2013 federal election [16 August 2013]
Online enrolment drives record 14.7 million Australians ready to vote [16 August 2013]
Deadline to nominate as a candidate in the 2013 federal election [12 August 2013]
Today is your last chance to enrol to vote for the 2013 federal election [12 August 2013]
Time running out to get on the electoral roll [9 August 2013]
Australians overseas urged to enrol now for federal election [7 August 2013]
Enrol to vote now for the 2013 federal election [4 August 2013]
July
AEC and Rock Enrol at ‘Splendour in the Grass’ this weekend [26 July 2013]
Join the nationwide kick-off to find missing voters [19 July 2013]
AEC call to enlist community support to find missing voters [11 July 2013]
Statement on the future of the National Tally Room [2 July 2013]
June
Yes and no cases for the 2013 Referendum [25 June 2013]
AEC working with Facebook to encourage young voters to matter this election [24 June 2013]
May
AEC encourages Indigenous voters to get enrolled during Reconciliation Week [28 May 2013]
April
New political party registration applications for the federal election must be lodged by 13 May 2013 [4 April 2013]
Official opening of the new Perth Office [23 April 2013]
February
2011–12 annual financial disclosure returns released today [1 February 2013]
January 2013
Enrol to vote now for the 2013 federal election [30 January 2013]
2011–12 annual financial disclosure returns to be released this Friday [29 January 2013]
Join with our newest citizens on Australia Day and enrol to vote in this election year [23 January 2013]
AEC consolidates electoral services with launch of new office in Cockburn [16 January 2013]
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