Jaj

From the AEC website:
http://www.aec.gov.au/_content/what/faqs/enrol_gen.htm

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Who can enrol to vote?

Any person who:
- is 18* years of age or over,
- is an Australian citizen, or
- was a British subject on a Commonwealth electoral roll as at 25
January 1984. (British subjects not on the roll as at that date are
not eligible to enrol even if they were resident in Australia at that
time); and
- has lived for at least one month at their current address (or within
the division).

*If you are only 17 years old and an Australian citizen then you may
provisionally enrol.
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Note: British subject = citizen of a member country of the (British)
Commonwealth.

Jeremy


    >On Mon, 21 Apr 2003 18:58:11 +0000, walaj wrote:
    >Originally posted by welshboybilly
    >> yes you have to vote once you have pr
    >the right to vote comes when you have citizenship, unless you were on an
    >commonwealth electoral roll on 25/1/85, and assuming in the meantime you
    >do not get done for treason
    >--
    >Posted via http://britishexpats.com

This is not intended to be legal advice in any jurisdiction

Jaj

I think permanent residents can vote in NZ after one year's residence.

In Australia you need to be a citizen, but the two year wait for
citizenship is not that long.

Jeremy

    >On 21 Apr 2003 20:29:16 -0600, Michael Hoffman wrote:
    >rob wrote in
    >news:[email protected]:
    >> In welshboybilly wrote:
    >>>
    >>> Originally posted by andie
    >>>> just wondering, do you have to vote in queensland????
    >>> yes you have to vote once you have pr
    >>
    >> I think you mean citizenship, not permanent residence.
    >>
    >Thanks, Rob - my eyebrows just about jumped off my scalp when I read that
    >you get to vote with PR.
    >I wouldn't mind, but was simply surprised.
    >Mike

This is not intended to be legal advice in any jurisdiction

andie

just wondering, do you have to vote in queensland????

pabloako

I think it is the same as the rest of Australia. If you don't vote, you get a fine.

WBB

yes you have to vote once you have pr

walaj

the right to vote comes when you have citizenship, unless you were on an commonwealth electoral roll on 25/1/85, and assuming in the meantime you do not get done for treason

Rob

In welshboybilly wrote:
    >
    > Originally posted by andie
    >> just wondering, do you have to vote in queensland????
    > yes you have to vote once you have pr

I think you mean citizenship, not permanent residence.

Teresa

found out that you can still vote at home up to 15-20 years after leaving uk, if you wish!

Michael Hoffman

rob wrote in
news:[email protected]:

    > In welshboybilly wrote:
    >>
    >> Originally posted by andie
    >>> just wondering, do you have to vote in queensland????
    >> yes you have to vote once you have pr
    >
    > I think you mean citizenship, not permanent residence.
    >

Thanks, Rob - my eyebrows just about jumped off my scalp when I read that
you get to vote with PR.

I wouldn't mind, but was simply surprised.

Mike

Konstantin Tsolov

welshboybilly wrote:
    > Originally posted by andie
    >
    >>just wondering, do you have to vote in queensland????
    >
    > yes you have to vote once you have pr

PR gives you the right to vote?!
Thought only citizens can do that (and get fined too).

--kosio

WBB

sorry i stand corrected, you need to be a citizen to vote.

Jerry Hooper

It is a commonly held idea that voting is compulsory in Australia. This is
incorrect. It is compulsory for citizens to show up at the polling booth,
collect the voting papers and have their name crossed off the electoral
roll. You are then at liberty to tear up the voting papers and throw them
away if you don't want to vote.


"andie" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > just wondering, do you have to vote in queensland????
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com