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Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman on the Electoral (Strengthening Democracy) Amendment Bill
Image: Golriz Ghahraman/Creative Commons
The Electoral (Strenghtening Democracy) Amendment Bill, drawn in the members ballot on May 19th, seeks to bring about a raft of electoral reforms including lowering the voting age to 16, extending voting rights to all prisoners, lowering the party vote threshold to enter parliament and more. Green Party List MP Golriz Ghahraman, who entered the bill into the members ballot, joins us to explain why these reforms are needed.