They must be Australian citizens and be qualified as electors. They have to complete an official nomination form and pay a deposit. 4 Producing Ballot Papers and Other Polling Material Candidates' names for each division are put on the ballot paper in an order decided by a double random draw. Ballot boxes and voting screens also have to be made for the 9000 polling places around Australia. 5 Campaigning Political parties and candidates begin active campaigning after the election is announced.
Candidates talk about the policies and plans they have if they are elected.
These policies are called a platform. They use TV, radio, newspapers, pamphlets and visits to promote their ideas. In Australia election day is always on a Saturday. Polling places for voting are open from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm. No one has to take these cards and party workers are not allowed inside the polling place.