Federal Parliament

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·  Constitutional entrenchment of the single transferable vote for Senate elections,

·  Constitutional entrenchment of the single transferable vote for House of Representatives elections,

·  The restoration of group voting tickets for Senate elections,

·  Fixed four-year terms for the House of Representatives,

·  Fixed eight-year terms for the Senate,

·  Retention of the Senate’s power to deny Supply,

·  A replacement of the double dissolution provision with a referendum in the case of a disputed bill,

·  A “pressure relief valve” allowing early elections in extreme circumstances but only for the remainder of the fixed term,

·  Recall by petition,

·  Retention of the nexus between the number of members of the House of Representatives and the number of senators,

·  An increase in the number of territory senators,

·  Stricter requirements for party registration and nominations,

·  Legislation requiring all party pre-selections to be determined by the votes of party members and, if such exist, of members of organisations affiliated with the party,

·  A website to allow the voter to check the formality of the intended vote and to print a personal how-to-vote card.

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Electoral_Matters/2025federalelection/Submissions

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