Behind the Scenes: The AEC's 1998 Federal Election Report

Updated: 5 December 2007

Contents

  • Foreword
  • Introduction
    • History of electoral administration
    • The role of the Australian Electoral Commission
    • The structure of the Australian Electoral Commission
    • Redistribution of electoral boundaries
    • Electoral legislative amendments
  • 1998 Federal Election
    • Issue of the writs
    • 1998 federal election timetable
    • Points of interest – specific to the 1998 federal election
  • Enrolment
    • Who could vote?
    • Close of rolls
    • Special enrolment
    • The electoral roll
  • Nominations
    • Who could nominate as a candidate?
    • Declaration of nominations
    • Nominations overview
    • Nominations system
    • Draw for ballot paper positions
    • Senate group voting tickets
  • Polling Arrangements
    • Printing of ballot papers
    • Training
    • Pre-poll and postal voting
    • Overseas voting
    • Mobile polling
    • Antarctic voting
    • Infrastructure logistics
    • Voting equipment
  • Voting
    • Types of votes
    • Voting systems
    • How to vote
    • How the votes are counted
    • Formal and informal votes
    • Informal Voting
  • Polling Day
    • Polling places
    • How-to-vote cards
    • Issuing of ballot papers
    • Scrutineers during polling
  • Election Night
    • Counting at polling places
    • House of Representatives count on election night
    • Senate count on election night
    • National Tally Room
    • Internet 'Virtual tally room'
  • Scrutiny after Election Night
    • Fresh scrutiny of ordinary votes
    • Declaration vote scrutiny
    • Computerised senate scrutiny
    • Scanning
    • Declaration of the polls
    • Return of the writs
  • Division of Newcastle – Supplementary Election
    • Election timetable
    • Electoral roll
    • Nominations
    • Polling day
    • Return of the writ
  • Election Results
  • Public Information Campaign
    • Advertising
    • Public relations
    • Publications
    • Elector leaflet
    • National telephone enquiry service
    • Telephone interpreting service
    • Internet
    • Special target groups
  • Funding and Disclosure
    • Election funding
    • Receipt of returns
    • Registered political parties
  • Election Litigation
    • Injunctions
    • Petitions to the Court of Disputed Returns
  • Reviews
    • Federal parliamentary inquiry
    • Operational reviews
    • Public information campaign reviews
    • Post-election elector survey
    • Review of the training of polling staff program
    • Internal audit
  • Appendices
    • A. List of international guests
    • B. List of overseas posts and votes issued
    • C. Election cost estimates
    • D. 1998 election publications
    • E. Central and Head Office Addresses