📜 Electoral Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008
Message sent to the Legislative Assembly with amendments for concurrence.LABill 28514 May 2008
This Bill amends the Electoral Act 1907 to allow prisoners serving sentences of less than three years to vote in state elections, align with Commonwealth legislation regarding electors with no fixed address, and reduce the political finance disclosure threshold.
Impact
This bill affects prisoners serving short sentences, people with no fixed address, political parties, candidates, and donors. It aims to improve electoral participation and transparency in political finance.
Key Changes
["Allows prisoners serving sentences under 3 years to vote.", "Enables people with no fixed address to enrol and vote.", "Reduces the political finance disclosure threshold from $1800 to $1000."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA Second Reading MovedLA14 May 2008
- LA IntroducedLA14 May 2008
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA17 June 2008
- LA Third ReadingLA18 June 2008
- LA AmendedLA18 June 2008
- LA Consideration in DetailLA18 June 2008
- LC Second Reading MovedLC24 June 2008
- LC Third ReadingLC26 June 2008
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC26 June 2008
- LC AmendedLC26 June 2008
Affected Sectors
public_sectorjustice
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