PETITION

Proper Voter Identification

Dear Prime Minister and Premiers, it is too easy in Australia for anyone to vote as almost anyone during an election.  Every voter should be allowed only one vote and should not be able to vote more than once and not as any other person. 

Please pass legislation requiring voters to produce, at the polling place, photo identification (either a valid current Australian Drivers Licence or a valid current Australian passport ), or any TWO of the following forms of identification, they being a Medicare Card, Pensioner/Veterans Affairs card or similar card, student identification card, rate notice or energy invoice.

 

Who's signing

andrew bragg
Kate Moncaster
Marilyn Burgess
Thomas Bennett
Marcus Foster
Susan Bennetts
John Dickson
Beverley Haydon
Kristine Pocock
Barney Remond
Victor Batten
William O’Connell
Gregory Brien
Michelle Meredyth Stewart
Alexander Stewart
16 signatures

WILL YOU ADD YOUR SIGNATURE?

  • andrew bragg
    signed 2018-08-20 12:36:45 +1000
  • Kate Moncaster
    signed 2018-08-18 15:51:02 +1000
    Maybe you should put this petition on the change.org website to give a much wider group of people an opportunity of seeing and signing it.
  • Marilyn Burgess
    signed 2018-07-23 15:15:32 +1000
  • Thomas Bennett
    signed 2018-07-23 08:53:08 +1000
    We must protect our democracy from those who would attempt to hijack elections.
  • Marcus Foster
    signed 2018-07-22 21:32:11 +1000
  • Susan Bennetts
    signed 2018-07-22 12:18:21 +1000
  • John Dickson
    signed 2018-07-22 11:00:52 +1000
  • Beverley Haydon
    signed 2018-07-22 10:27:39 +1000
  • Kristine Pocock
    signed 2018-07-22 09:55:14 +1000
  • Barney Remond
    signed 2018-06-01 15:36:10 +1000
  • Victor Batten
    signed 2018-02-24 15:20:18 +1100
  • William O’Connell
    signed 2017-09-03 17:26:36 +1000
  • Gregory Brien
    signed via 2017-08-12 15:50:49 +1000
  • Michelle Meredyth Stewart
    signed via 2017-08-10 16:16:10 +1000
    It should also be automatically registered by state, federal and local electoral bodies when a person changes their electorate
  • Lex Stewart
    posted about this on Facebook 2017-08-10 11:28:19 +1000
    Sign the petition: Proper Voter Identification
  • Alexander Stewart
    signed 2017-08-10 11:27:54 +1000
    this reform is long overdue

JOIN THE FIGHT

Add your name and let’s keep Australian elections free and fair.

  • commented on Unwanted influences on the voting system 2023-11-23 12:15:44 +1100
    Please I need your vote
  • signed Mark Off Voters Electronically 2023-10-04 12:37:02 +1100
    This must be done to ensure that a voter casts only one vote, besides proposed changes in this petition there should be way for voter to cross check their voting status (voted/yet to vote) for every election event
  • commented on Compulsory voting 2023-09-14 22:49:29 +1000
    John de Wit, less empty negative comments please.

    I’m happy to answer real questions if you’re not yet clear how DCAP works to guarantee fair results. I sympathise – it took me ages to fully understand why current voting systems fail voters and then years to work out how to correct it and then to twig to the simple maths behind it and finally to be able to give simple examples that demonstrate it.

    E.g. it is not obvious that my DCAP system is correct when it will declare that Party D, of 4 parties standing, and with 45% first preferences is the winner despite Party A having 51% first preferences. But that is correct IF, repeat IF, in the election Party A had 49% of 4th (or LAST) preferences and party D had 55% of 2nd preferences. I have proved that particular case, no matter what preferences parties B and C get within the values I specified. Can anyone prove me mathematically &/or logically wrong there? No way! The correct Proportional results in a 100 seat electorate is NOT A=51 seats and D=45 Seats. The correct results is A=27 Seats and D=41 seats with B&C sharing the remaining 33 seats.

    So, it will not be a majority Government for A in its own right. Rather, it will be a minority government, of probably D in coalition with B or C; or, a slim chance of A running a minority government. Apart from the speculation of who will arrange a coalition; who can logically prove I’m wrong and that that voters preferences showed that they collectively wanted A as a majority government? It can’t be done unless you ignore voters’ clear collective preferences. The fact is that a marginal “absolute majorities” may be a real win; or, a travesty of electoral justice simply because Distribution of Preferences (AKA Instant Run Off) and First-Past-The-Post systems are inherently incapable of guaranteeing a fair result.

    I have proved that. I challenge anyone to prove me wrong.
  • commented on Compulsory voting 2023-09-14 16:55:04 +1000
    Peter Newland,
    Your arithmetic is very complex compared to a single vote for the party of your choice. There is no assumption that you should agree with every policy of that party. You just choose the party and candidate you think is best.