With over a quarter of 18-24 year olds not enrolled to vote, the Australian Electoral Commission has turned to social media to woo the youth into taking a political stance. Enrolling to vote for the 2013 federal election can now be done entirely online via a desktop, tablet or smartphone device.
“There are approximately half a million 18-24 year old voters missing from the electoral roll, out of a total 1.4 million Australians that are not yet enrolled to vote for the 2013 federal election,” Mr Diak, national media director, AEC.
“I encourage all young Australians to take advantage of the new tablet and mobile friendly enrolment services to enrol or update their details online now,” Mr Diak said.
The online enrolment service is primarily targeted at users of tablet and other mobile devices and signatures can be created using a stylus, mouse or your finger.
The online system can be used only for enrollment and not for online voting in the upcoming election.