Realising democracy : electoral law in Australia, report no. 2 / editors Graeme Orr, Bryan Mercurio, George Williams.

Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2003.

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Election law -- Australia.

Australia -- Politics and government.

1. The Australian electoral tradition

2. Lessons from the Florida controversy

3. Electoral reform in the United Kingdom

4. Australian electoral law: not a model for others

5. Enrolling the people: electoral innovation in the new Australian Commonwealth

6. Measuring parliaments against the Spence Standard

7. The evolution of the Commonwealth franchise: tales of inclusion and exclusion

8. One vote, one value: the WA experience; Campaigns, parties and candidates

9. Campaign finance reform in Australia: some reasons for reform

10. Dealing in votes: regulating electoral bribery

11. Party registration and preselection: a minefield for electoral administrators?

12. By any other name: parties, candidates and their ballot labels

13. The high court and the constitutionalism of electoral law

14. The practice of disputed returns for Commonwealth elections

15. Justiciability: the role of the courts in reviewing electoral administration

16. The independence of the commissions: the legislative framework and the bureaucratic reality

17. Transparency and elections in Australia: the role of scrutineers in the Australian electoral practice

18. Beyond the paper ballot: exploring computerised voting.

Includes index.

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xxii, 250 p.