Federal government urged to extend voting rights to 16 and 17-year-olds and prisoners
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Submissions into 2022 election inquiry include calls for regulation of electoral lies' and stricter caps on political donations
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The Albanese government is being urged to expand voting rights to 16 and 17-year-olds and people in prison in submissions to an inquiry into the 2022 election.
The academic Prof George Williams has proposed voluntary voting for 16 and 17-year-olds, and regulating electoral lies" to prevent baseless claims" such as Donald Trump's about unproven electoral fraud in the US.
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