Back Australian Electoral Commission English Commission électorale australienne French Australian Electoral Commission Portuguese Австралийская избирательная комиссия Russian Австралійська виборча комісія Ukrainian
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 21 February 1984 |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
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| Parent agency | Department of Finance and Deregulation |
| Website | www.aec.gov.au |
The Australian Electoral Commission, or the AEC, is the Australian federal government agency in charge of federal elections and referendums. State and local government elections are run by the Electoral Commission in each state and territory.
The AEC also draws the boundaries for seats and makes regular changes to keep all seats roughly equal in population numbers. It organizes Commonwealth electoral roll which is a list of people who can vote in elections. The electoral roll is used by the state and territory Electoral Commissions to for their elections.
The AEC also plays a leading role in electoral education and industrial voting (votes on industrial action).