❓ Hon Neil Thomson questions the WAEC's planned community engagement with Aboriginal electors in regional WA for the upcoming 2025 election, focusing on the scope, location, staffing, and timing of these engagements. The WAEC confirms engagement will occur, but details are still being finalised.
AnsweredQoN 2081Legislative Council
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I refer to the 2024-25 Budget Paper No 2, Volume 1, pages 89 to 97, and Note 3 on page 90 which indicates that, with the coming Western Australian State
Election planned for March 2025, there is an intended increase in community engagement with Aboriginal electors, and I ask: (a) will the Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) be conducting community visits to the majority of regional communities as they have done in the past; (b) will the engagement include Kimberley, Pilbara and Kalgoorlie communities; (c) if yes to (b), please list; (d) will the engagements be conducted utilising locally employed persons representing the WAEC; and (e) what months will the engagements commence?
Election planned for March 2025, there is an intended increase in community engagement with Aboriginal electors, and I ask: (a) will the Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) be conducting community visits to the majority of regional communities as they have done in the past; (b) will the engagement include Kimberley, Pilbara and Kalgoorlie communities; (c) if yes to (b), please list; (d) will the engagements be conducted utilising locally employed persons representing the WAEC; and (e) what months will the engagements commence?
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17 September 2024
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Electoral Affairs
Response time
9 days
(a) The Commission will attend a range of regional towns and remote communities as part of its electoral activities. The Commission also continues its collaboration with the Australian Electoral Commission’s Indigenous Electoral Participation Program to increase engagement with Aboriginal electors in Western Australia.
(b) Yes.
(c) The Commission is currently finalising the list of Communities to be visited, by reviewing previous engagement and through consultation with the Australian Electoral Commission and Local networks.
(d) There will be opportunities for election employment around the state, including in regional areas.
(e) Community engagement is ongoing.
(b) Yes.
(c) The Commission is currently finalising the list of Communities to be visited, by reviewing previous engagement and through consultation with the Australian Electoral Commission and Local networks.
(d) There will be opportunities for election employment around the state, including in regional areas.
(e) Community engagement is ongoing.
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