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REGISTER TO VOTE 3-Jul-2007 At 6:38:02 PM AlanD

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The changes to the electorial role happened several years ago, I think it was in well before the last Federal election. The other change is you can enrol to vote when you turn 17, but you aren't permitted to vote until you are actually 18.

It's hard to claim that the government is trying to prevent people from voting, there is a fairly big advertising campaign running at the moment and it's not really a big secret that there will be a federal election this year.

Technically, if your own the electorial roll, it's not compulsory to vote in Australia. It's compulsory to get your name marked off the electorial role, you may then destroy the voting forms if you wish, but you don't actually have to vote.