❓ Hon Stephen Dawson asks about the number of failure-to-vote notices sent in Pilbara, Kimberley, and North West Central electorates and the data-matching process used to avoid penalizing absentee voters. The Minister provides the requested figures and outlines the data-matching process.
AnsweredQoN 303Legislative Council
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STATE ELECTION — FAILURE TO VOTE —
PENALTIES
303. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the
Minister for Electoral Affairs:
I refer to the issuing of penalty notices to people who
apparently failed to vote in the March state election.
(1) How many
notices were sent to electors in the electorates of Pilbara, Kimberley and
North West Central?
(2) What
data-matching process was undertaken by the Western Australian Electoral
Commission to ensure electors who voted by absentee vote did not receive a
penalty notice?
PENALTIES
303. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the
Minister for Electoral Affairs:
I refer to the issuing of penalty notices to people who
apparently failed to vote in the March state election.
(1) How many
notices were sent to electors in the electorates of Pilbara, Kimberley and
North West Central?
(2) What
data-matching process was undertaken by the Western Australian Electoral
Commission to ensure electors who voted by absentee vote did not receive a
penalty notice?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question.
(1) Pilbara, 2 925; Kimberley, 3 711;
North West Central, 1 433.
(2) Both
electronic and hard copy information sources are used to record those electors
who voted by absentee vote. This includes centralised processing of manual
declaration forms completed at polling places using the computerised elector
recording system. Such processing is completed before generating the apparent
non-voter data file. There may be some instances in which an absentee voter
receives a penalty notice due to polling place error—for example,
incorrect roll mark-off. Such cases are generally resolved when the elector
responds to the ''Apparent Failure to Vote'' notice.
some notice of this question.
(1) Pilbara, 2 925; Kimberley, 3 711;
North West Central, 1 433.
(2) Both
electronic and hard copy information sources are used to record those electors
who voted by absentee vote. This includes centralised processing of manual
declaration forms completed at polling places using the computerised elector
recording system. Such processing is completed before generating the apparent
non-voter data file. There may be some instances in which an absentee voter
receives a penalty notice due to polling place error—for example,
incorrect roll mark-off. Such cases are generally resolved when the elector
responds to the ''Apparent Failure to Vote'' notice.
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