What is Voter registration?
'''Voter registration''' is needed in some [[democracy|democracies]] for [[citizen]]s and residents to check in with some central registry so that they will be allowed to [[vote]] in [[election]]s. In [[Australia]], for example, everyone over the age of 18 must register with the [[Australian Electoral Commission]] (AEC). Their names are then added to the electoral roll, a list of all people able to vote in future elections. Part of the AEC's job is make sure everyone who is allowed to vote is listed on the roll.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.aec.gov.au/Enrolling_to_vote/doorknocking.htm |title=Knock knock! It’s the AEC |publisher=www.aec.gov.au |accessdate=2009-04-28 |last= |first= }} </ref> They also have to make sure that people who have died are removed from the lists. ==References== {{reflist}} {{politics-stub}} [[Category:Voting systems]]