The Court of Disputed Returns has upheld the result of two City of Fremantle ward elections held during the 2023 Local Government Ordinary Elections.
The Court of Disputed Returns, an independent court which oversees election conduct, ruled it was not necessary to re-run local government elections in Fremantle’s Central and Coastal wards.
The journey to the 2025 State General Election, scheduled for Saturday 8 March 2025, has officially commenced with the issuing of the writs by the Governor of Western Australia. One writ is issued for each of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.
Signed by His Excellency the Honourable Chris Dawson AC APM, the writs were formally handed over to Western Australian Electoral Commissioner, Mr Robert Kennedy.
These writs direct the Electoral Commissioner to conduct elections in all Legislative Assembly districts and Legislative Council.
The Western Australian Electoral Commission is calling on 18-30 year-olds to check they are enrolled for the WA State election, with more than 10% of eligible Western Australians in this age group not enrolled to vote.
Western Australia is set to boost community engagement and voter participation with the launch of the Ambassador Program ahead of the WA State General Election on 8 March.
This important initiative is designed to amplify grassroots involvement by enlisting passionate individuals from across WA to serve as Electoral Ambassadors.
The program focuses on supporting culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities by providing a local, trusted contact in their community during the State election.
As the WA State election campaign gains momentum, the Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) is taking action to combat the spread of misinformation and disinformation.
During elections, voters are often inundated with vast amounts of information, some of which may be unreliable or deliberately false.
Adding to these challenges, advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are creating new risks, such as the production of misleading text, imagery or video.
The Western Australian Electoral Commission is hiring thousands of people to work at the upcoming State Election in March.
These essential short-term roles offer a special opportunity to work on this major event, from working across early voting or at a polling place on election day to being involved in vote processing and counting.
“Western Australia is heading to the polls on Saturday 8 March and this is your chance to be part of something big,” WA Electoral Commissioner Robert Kennedy said.
WA Electoral Commissioner Robert Kennedy
The act of casting your vote, of marking your preferred candidates and submitting your ballot papers, might seem straightforward. But it will take thousands of Western Australians working together across the state to ensure every eligible voter gets to have their say in the 2025 WA State Election.
The Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) has launched the statewide 2025 State Election advertising campaign, 'Your vote goes a long way'.
This campaign, which runs across television, radio, social media and outdoor platforms, aims to inspire the more than 1.8 million eligible Western Australian electors to make their voices heard in the upcoming State General Election on 8 March.
The campaign is designed to reach all communities across WA, focusing on the importance of having your say in the democratic process.
The WA Electoral Commission office will be closed from 2pm Friday, 20 December, and will reopen on Thursday, 2 January 2025.
For information on the upcoming 2025 State Election, please head to our website.
We would like to wish everyone a happy and safe festive season!
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