EN1119 petitionchange court of diputed returns rules

Terms:

• Reason: At present the only persons who can query the eligibility of candidates in an election are voters in that particular electorate. At the moment for me to query the eligibility of a candidate in electorate "A" I have to have voted in that electorate. This suggestion would allow anyone to query the eligibility of a candidate in another electorate if they understood that candidate to be ineligible. Having voted in that electorate should not be a pre-requisite. The same time frame should apply as per the rules and laws now.
• Request: We therefore ask the House to change the relevant laws to allow any voter anywhere in Australia to challenge the eligibility of a candidate in any electorate.

The petition was considered at a recent meeting of the Committee, and certified as meeting the requirements for petitions. It was presented to the House on 25/11/2019 and has recently been referred to the Minister for Finance. Under the petition requirements, Ministers have 90 days from presentation in the House to respond to a petition.

Petition number:	EN1119 (Please quote in future correspondence)
Date submitted:	13/10/2019
Number of signatures:	11

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