What Victorian Electoral Commission does

The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is an independent statutory authority of the State of Victoria, Australia, operating under the Electoral Act 2002 to conduct and regulate all state and local council elections in Victoria. Headquartered at 530 Collins Street, Melbourne, and led by Electoral Commissioner S. Bluemmel, the VEC administers an electoral roll covering roughly 4.66 million enrolled voters across 88 electoral districts and 8 regions, enforces compulsory voting through fines (A$102–A$105 per offence), and processes candidate nominations. The organisation runs on a four-year election cycle, with the next state election scheduled for 28 November 2026, and conducts rolling local council by-elections throughout each cycle.

The VEC's core technology stack centres on ComputerCount, a proprietary C# vote-counting engine that handles both preferential and proportional representation counts and was independently audited most recently in 2024, with source code publicly released. Voter-facing services span a Check my Enrolment portal, VoterAlert SMS/email reminders, multilingual enrolment in 20 languages, postal voting via the General Postal Voter scheme, early voting centres, election day voting, telephone voting for blind/low-vision/motor-impaired voters, mobile voting at aged care and community facilities, and dedicated low-sensory sessions. A Candidate Helper tool supports candidate nominations, and the EasyVote guide is mailed to every household before a state election. The VEC co-manages a joint electoral roll with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), avoiding duplicate enrolment for federal, state, and local elections.

The VEC is a non-commercial government entity funded entirely by appropriation from the Government of Victoria. No revenue is generated from citizens (voting services are free), and the only user fees are candidate nomination fees and fines for failure to vote. Marketing and outreach are delivered through organic social media, the vec.vic.gov.au website, multilingual printed and digital content, and free community information sessions. Election operations scale up to 25,000 temporary staff during state election peaks, against a small permanent workforce.

Name

Victorian Electoral Commission

Legal name

Victorian Electoral Commission

Website

https://vec.vic.gov.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

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Operating

Short description

The Victorian Electoral Commission is a Victorian Government statutory authority that conducts state and local council elections, maintains the joint electoral roll with the AEC, and administers compulsory voting across 88 districts for roughly 4.66 million enrolled voters.

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Melbourne Street Station

HQ country

Australia

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Oceania

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Revenue model

1. Government Funding: The Victorian Electoral Commission is a statutory authority funded by the Victorian Government to conduct state and local council elections. No revenue is generated from citizens for voting services.

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Core offering

The Victorian Electoral Commission is the statutory authority that conducts and regulates all Victorian state and local council elections and maintains the state electoral roll. It delivers voting services free of charge to approximately 4.66 million enrolled Victorians through election day voting centres, early voting, postal voting, telephone voting, mobile voting, and accessibility services including Braille, large print, and low-sensory options, while also processing candidate nominations and publishing official election results.

Product overview

The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is a statutory authority that administers all state and local council elections in Victoria, Australia. Its core offering is a unified election administration service encompassing voter enrolment management, election delivery, vote counting, and results publication. The main voter-facing products are Check my Enrolment (an online portal for checking/updating enrolment and subscribing to VoterAlert reminders) and Enrol to Vote (registration with special-category pathways). The VEC also delivers multiple voting channel products including postal voting (via the General Postal Voter service), early voting, election day voting, telephone voting, and Braille/large print ballot papers. For the 2026 state election, the VEC introduced a dedicated Low-Sensory Voting program (Australia's largest trial of its kind) and is mailing an EasyVote printed guide to all households. Candidates and parties are supported through Candidate Helper (nomination preparation tool) and hosted election information sessions. Behind the scenes, the VEC uses its internally developed ComputerCount C# software for vote tabulation (both preferential and proportional counts), and shares enrolment data with the Australian Electoral Commission via a joint roll arrangement. The VEC also provides public electoral roll statistics, an interactive boundaries map, and multilingual enrolment forms in 20 languages.

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• Check my Enrolment Online portal that allows Victorian voters to check their current electoral enrolment status, update their personal details, and subscribe to VoterAlert reminders for state and local council elections.
• Enrol to Vote Online and paper-based voter registration service enabling Australian citizens aged 18+ who have lived in Victoria for more than a month to enrol to vote, with special-category enrolment options for homeless voters, silent electors, prisoners, and overseas residents.
• VoterAlert Free SMS and email reminder subscription service that delivers electoral event reminders to enrolled Victorian voters, tied to their enrolment record and deliverable via SMS, email, or both.
• General Postal Voter (GPV) registration Registration service enabling eligible Victorians (those living 20km+ from a voting centre, seriously ill, aged 70+, in prison, silent electors, or overseas) to automatically receive ballot packs by mail for all state and local council elections.
• 2026 State Election Voting Options Multi-channel voting services for the November 2026 Victorian state election, providing postal voting, early voting (18-27 November), election day voting (28 November), telephone voting for blind/low vision/motor-impaired voters, low-sensory mobile voting sessions, and mobile voting at nursing homes, community centres, and aged care facilities.
• Braille and Large Print Ballot Papers Accessible ballot paper formats mailed to registered blind and low-vision voters for the 2026 state election, with registrations handled via phone or email.
• Low-Sensory Voting Dedicated quiet voting sessions held in each district offering extra space around booths, lower/natural lighting, and trained staff to support neurodivergent voters and those with sensory needs; held 10am-4pm on Tuesday 17 November 2026 as Australia's largest low-sensory voting trial.
• Candidate Helper Online tool that allows candidates and political parties to prepare nomination forms, election office locations, contact information, candidate statements, photographs, and questionnaire responses ahead of the November 2026 state election; available from 14 October 2026.
• Interactive Electoral Boundaries Map Interactive online map tool enabling voters to identify which electoral district, region, and local council ward cover their address, and to view related electoral boundaries.
• Special Enrolment Options Alternative enrolment pathways for voters with specific circumstances, including no-fixed-address enrolment for people experiencing homelessness, silent elector status for those at safety risk, Antarctic elector registration, and overseas elector registration.
• Electoral Roll Statistics and Downloads Publicly available electoral roll statistics including total enrolled voters by month and downloadable Excel spreadsheets of district, region, and local council area breakdowns updated quarterly, plus monthly enrolment statistics for district, region, and local council areas.

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One partnership is on record.

• Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe VEC works with the Australian Electoral Commission to manage joint electoral rolls. Citizens enrol once through the AEC and are enrolled for federal, state, and local council elections. The AEC shares enrolment data with the VEC, eliminating the need for separate enrolments.

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• Xx.com/electionsvic
• Facebookfacebook.com/electionsvic
• Instagraminstagram.com/electionsvic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/victorian-electoral-commission

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