English Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português 繁體中文 Bahasa Indonesia Tiếng Việt ภาษาไทย
All categories

Do prisoners and and scientists in the Australian Antarctic Territory have to vote in the election?

2007-11-25 15:39:23 · 5 answers · asked by ASK A.S. 5 in Politics & Government Elections

5 answers

Prinsoners serving terms of less than 5 years can vote. Otherwise their voting rights go.
All people enrolled to vote have to vote, and all Australian citizens have to enrol. If you are overseas you have to vote by post, or in any Australian consulate. I assume the scientists vote by post.

2007-11-25 15:51:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Scientists in the Antarctic Territory vote by post. Prisoners serving less than I believe 12 months (it changed very recently, you should be able to google it) can now vote. All other prisoners cannot and never have been allowed to vote.

2007-11-25 15:42:33 · answer #2 · answered by Goonhilda 6 · 0 0

The Australian Electoral Commission appoints returning officers at each station and forwards all election material and ballot papers to the personnel in the Antarctic well ahead of voting day.

And when voting closes the returning officers phone the information to the Australian Electoral Officer in Hobart.

As for prisoners, they can vote if their sentence is less than 5 years and I'd imagine they either vote postally or maybe a travelling electoral officer goes to them, as happens in hospitals, aged care homes and outback areas.

2007-11-25 19:46:59 · answer #3 · answered by Ergot W 4 · 1 0

In the US, prisoners lose their right to vote.

2007-11-25 15:46:30 · answer #4 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0 3

here in our prisoners has no right to vote if they are convicted of the crime they coomit,they get ur right of sufferage.its the prize you pay

2007-11-25 15:44:23 · answer #5 · answered by mom 2 · 0 2

fedest.com, questions and answers