According to current figure there are 1.4 million eligible Australians, or close to 10 per cent, still missing from the electoral roll. In effort to get more people enrolled to vote Special Minister of State Mark Dreyfus has launched online enrollment.
“The biggest challenge is our newest and youngest voters, with only one in two 18-year-olds and two in three 19-year-olds on the roll, a rate much lower than the national participation rate of 91.2 per cent,” Mr. Dreyfus said.
Mr. Dreyfus explained that the largest group of missing voters – half a million – are 18 to 24 years of age, with under-enrollment also prevalent among people well into their forties. Mr. Dreyfus added that the online site works on a range of electronic devices, though it is primarily targeted at users of tablet and other mobile devices. Signatures can be created using a stylus, mouse or your finger.