[YPPH]

>And this was the AEC

May I ask how you voted? This seems to be an irregularity. When voting in federal elections in Australia you should only be asked for your name, address, and whether you have voted before in the particular election.

There was a bill before the federal Parliament to introduce voter ID, being the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Voter Integrity) Bill 2021 (Cth). This bill will lapse given the change of government and is unlikely to be reintroduced by Labor.

[srazzaque]

I voted in person.

And what you're saying makes total sense, why would they validate if it's not required.

As someone with a non-Anglo name of greater 16 characters in total, my instinct when asked for my name and address in an official context is to just hand over an ID. It saves time and avoids ambiguity.

I suppose it's an invalid assumption in my head that an ID is required. It's just what I've always done.

Edit: spelling