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Brochures, guides and newsletters

The VEC produces a range of brochures and guides aimed at making the electoral process as simple and accessible as possible. In addition to this, the VEC's annual newsletter, Selections, provides information about how the commission operates, key goals for the organisation and achievements from the past year.

Brochures and bookletsTop

Your Voice Your Future (PDF 1.3MB)
A quick guide to government, elections and voting in Victoria for young adults.

Enrolment and voting advice for families and carers (PDF 361kB, DOC 85kB)
An information brochure with enrolment and voting advice for families and carers of people with a cognitive disability/impairment.

Enrolment and voting advice for prisoners (PDF 346kB, DOC 84kB)
An information brochure with enrolment and voting advice for people serving a prison sentence in Victoria.

Electoral Enrolment Information: Collection and Disclosure Practices (PDF 826kB)
A comprehensive booklet that clearly sets out how a Victorian elector's enrolment information is collected, used and disclosed.

Making Voting Secret (PDF 7.0MB, DOC 128kB)
The story of how the Victorian Parliament introduced the secret ballot is a marvellous piece of history, including colourful characters, riots, intrigue, ingenuity and even a government resigning en masse! The fascinating history of the cornerstone of modern day democracy is available for download and in hard copy, please contact us to request a printed copy.

Easy English guidesTop

Running your own election - first-past-the post (PDF 1.1MB, DOC 11.3MB)
An easy English guide for community groups and organisations explaining how to run your own first-past-the-post election.

Vote in the 2010 Victorian State Election (PDF 1.7MB, DOC 702kB)
A guide to voting in the 2010 Victorian State election. This publication is written in an easy English format.

Selections: The VEC NewsletterTop

Selections is the VEC's annual newsletter. It is distributed to State and local government representatives, government departments, the Electoral Matters Committee, VEC employees, senior election officials and registered political parties.