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High Court upholds GetUp! case

From getup's website

Up to 100,000 more Australians could be allowed to vote in the August 21 election after the High Court today ruled that parts of the Electoral Act are unconstitutional.

The advocacy group GetUp! believes tens of thousands of people may have been excluded from the electoral rolls because they missed registration deadlines introduced by the Howard government in 2006.

Before the changes, voters had just seven days after an election was called to enroll to vote. Under the new laws, the rolls shut on the day the election writs were issued.

Two young Australians who found themselves in such a position took their case to the High Court, arguing the changes to shorten enrollment cut-offs were unconstitutional.

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