Australian Electoral Commission plans for voting with pens, not pencils

By Tom McIlroy
Updated January 2 2017 - 11:08am, first published December 26 2016 - 11:58am
The Australian Electoral Commission wants flexibility to give voters pens at future elections. Photo: Sylvia Liber
The Australian Electoral Commission wants flexibility to give voters pens at future elections. Photo: Sylvia Liber
Fairfax photographers and Clique members listed as semi finalists for the 2016 Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize. Must Credit Edwina Pickles/Australia Votes. Election 2016. Voting booth at Bondi beach. Photograph by Edwina Pickles. Taken on 2nd july 2016. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Fairfax photographers and Clique members listed as semi finalists for the 2016 Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize. Must Credit Edwina Pickles/Australia Votes. Election 2016. Voting booth at Bondi beach. Photograph by Edwina Pickles. Taken on 2nd july 2016. Photo: Edwina Pickles

Australian voters could soon use pens to vote at federal elections, as part of a plan to replace traditional ballot box pencils.

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