Tasmania Needs Strong Electoral Laws
The Tasmanian Greens have made a comprehensive submission to the government’s electoral reform consultation.
The Tasmanian Greens have made a comprehensive submission to the government’s electoral reform consultation.
The Greens recommend eight amendments to the draft bill that would shift our electoral laws from being the weakest of any state or territory, to the strongest.
Tabled today, the Electoral Amendment (Voting Age) Bill 2021, would provide those 16 year olds who want to participate in our democracy the chance to do so.
In lutruwita/Tasmania, as in many democratic societies, constant vigilance is needed to ensure the foundations of our democracy are strong.
Australian Electoral Commission returns since the last state election show a massive $10.2 million in undisclosed donations to the major parties.
It looks almost certain Tasmanians will again go to the polls without knowing which corporate donors are giving how much to the major parties
Will you bring electoral reform legislation to parliament before Tasmanians go to the polls, whenever that is?
What we do not know is the source of 92 per cent of Liberal Party donations received in the year 2019-20.
Today's release of the Final Report from the Electoral Act Review is long overdue, but the contents of the report fall far short of what is required.
The final review report of Tasmania's electoral laws was due to be released in late 2019, but still hasn't been made public.