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The Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) is established under the ''Electoral Act 1992'' as an independent
statutory authority A statutory body or statutory authority is a body set up by law (statute) that is authorised to implement certain legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state, sometimes by being Primary and secondary legislation, empowered or deleg ...
, responsible for the impartial conduct of state and local government elections in Queensland.


Functions

The Commission has three main functions. It must administer Queensland's electoral laws, conduct democratic parliamentary and industrial elections which are free and review local government boundaries. It is also responsible for referendums, electoral redistributions, education and research into matters related to Queensland elections, providing information to all levels of government, ensuring the electoral roll is maintained and the registering of political parties.


Electronic voting

In 2010, the Commission announced it was conducting research into assisting the deaf and blind to cast a secret vote electronically. However, due to legislative restrictions, electronic voting was not available for the 2012 state election.


See also

* Australian Electoral Commission * Court of Disputed Returns * Electoral districts of Queensland * Politics of Queensland


References


External links

* {{Authority control Elections in Queensland Government agencies of Queensland 1992 establishments in Australia Government agencies established in 1992 Queensland