> "I checked: conscientious objection and religious reasons do not qualify” That’s not entirely accurate, though in practice it has been the case so far. Subs

> "I checked: conscientious objection and religious reasons do not qualify” That’s not entirely accurate, though in practice it has been the case so far. Subsection 245(14) of the Electoral Act, and section 13A of the Referendum Act, provides that “the fact that an elector believes it to be part of his or her religious duty to abstain from voting constitutes a valid and sufficient reason for failing to vote.” [1] That said, you’re right that concientious objection to voting (or a personal moral objection) is insufficient reason, and there is yet to be a religious duty that has been held by a court to be sufficient reason to avoid the obligation to vote. Indeed, I think it would be tough to think of a religion where a central tenet is “don’t vote”. Perhaps there is one, but it doesn’t come easily to mind. [1]: https://www.aec.gov.au/About_AEC/Publications/backgrounders/compulsory-voting.htm https://www.aec.gov.au/About_AEC/Publications/backgrounders/...