The New South Wales Electoral Commission is a statutory agency with responsibility for the administration, organisation, and supervision of elections in New South Wales. It reports to the NSWDepartment of Premier and Cabinet.
The NSW Electoral Commission is responsible for the administration, organisation and supervision of elections in New South Wales for state government, local government, industrial and Aboriginal organisations, as well as registered clubs and statutory bodies. It also manages the enrolment of electors and prepares electoral rolls.
The Commission determines electoral boundaries using a distribution process, which provides for an approximate equal number of electors in each electoral district with a margin of allowance of plus or minus 10% of the average enrolment. The Electoral Commissioner, in conjunction with a Judge of the Supreme Court and the Surveyor-General, reviews and considers advice prior to determining electoral boundaries. Electoral boundaries are reviewed after every second election or more frequently, when required under legislation.[1]
History
Until October 2006, the Commission was known as the State Electoral Office.[2]
The Commission was initially responsible for the administration of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912.[3] The Commission currently administers the Electoral Act 2017.[4]
In March 2022, the NSWEC announced that it would not use the iVote online voting system for the 2023 state election, following technical glitches during the 2021 NSW Local Government Elections. Advocates for blind and low-vision people in Australia subsequently accused the Commission of unlawful discrimination over the removal of the accessible voting platform.[5]
^"Electoral Boundaries". About elections. NSW Electoral Commission. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
^. State Electoral Office. Archived from the original on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2006.
^"Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act, 1912". New South Wales Consolidated Acts. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 6 November 2006.
^"Electoral Act 2017". New South Wales Consolidated Acts. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^Knaus, Christopher (31 July 2022). "Blind advocates allege NSW's removal of online voting system is a breach of human rights". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
External links
Official website
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south, wales, electoral, commission, statutory, agency, with, responsibility, administration, organisation, supervision, elections, south, wales, reports, department, premier, cabinet, south, waleselectoral, commissionagency, overviewformedoctober, 2006precedi. The New South Wales Electoral Commission is a statutory agency with responsibility for the administration organisation and supervision of elections in New South Wales It reports to the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet New South WalesElectoral CommissionAgency overviewFormedOctober 2006Preceding agencyState Electoral OfficeJurisdictionNew South WalesMinister responsiblePremier of New South WalesAgency executiveJohn Schmidt Electoral CommissionerKey documentElectoral Act 2017Websitewww wbr elections wbr nsw wbr gov wbr auLogo used until 2019 Contents 1 Responsibilities 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksResponsibilities EditThe NSW Electoral Commission is responsible for the administration organisation and supervision of elections in New South Wales for state government local government industrial and Aboriginal organisations as well as registered clubs and statutory bodies It also manages the enrolment of electors and prepares electoral rolls The Commission determines electoral boundaries using a distribution process which provides for an approximate equal number of electors in each electoral district with a margin of allowance of plus or minus 10 of the average enrolment The Electoral Commissioner in conjunction with a Judge of the Supreme Court and the Surveyor General reviews and considers advice prior to determining electoral boundaries Electoral boundaries are reviewed after every second election or more frequently when required under legislation 1 History EditUntil October 2006 the Commission was known as the State Electoral Office 2 The Commission was initially responsible for the administration of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912 3 The Commission currently administers the Electoral Act 2017 4 In March 2022 the NSWEC announced that it would not use the iVote online voting system for the 2023 state election following technical glitches during the 2021 NSW Local Government Elections Advocates for blind and low vision people in Australia subsequently accused the Commission of unlawful discrimination over the removal of the accessible voting platform 5 See also Edit New South Wales portalElections in Australia List of New South Wales government agenciesReferences Edit Electoral Boundaries About elections NSW Electoral Commission 6 December 2012 Retrieved 17 June 2013 SEO Information State Electoral Office Archived from the original on 30 December 2006 Retrieved 6 November 2006 Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912 New South Wales Consolidated Acts Australasian Legal Information Institute Retrieved 6 November 2006 Electoral Act 2017 New South Wales Consolidated Acts Australasian Legal Information Institute Retrieved 1 March 2022 Knaus Christopher 31 July 2022 Blind advocates allege NSW s removal of online voting system is a breach of human rights The Guardian Retrieved 31 July 2022 External links EditOfficial website This New South Wales government related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New South Wales Electoral Commission amp oldid 1150776795, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
