The Australian Politics Resource

HS Chapman Society

The HS Chapman Society is a non-political watchdog of the integrity of our voting system. It has the following objectives:

To promote public understanding of the Australian electoral systems
To monitor the operation of the Australian electoral system and, if necessary, recommend changes to the law and practice of elections
To compare the Australian electoral systems with those of other democratic countries
To develop and promote the principles of fair elections applicable to the Australian electoral system
To identify the opportunity for, and occurrence of electoral fraud, malpractice and maladministration and to promote legislative and administrative solutions consistent with the principle of fair elections
To support the fundamental principle of the secret ballot, the integrity of the electoral roll and the public scrutiny of each stage of electoral process
To develop links with comparable non-government organisations whose objectives are compatible with those of the H.S. Chapman Society