Electoral Commissioner
The Electoral Commissioner is supported by the following branches:
Communications, Education & Research
Role
- develop and implement communication strategies at elections;
- deliver information services to stakeholders;
- develop strategies to promote and encourage electoral enrolment;
- provide electoral education services;
- provide advice on electoral legislation, privacy and strategic matters; and
- performance evaluation and corporate reporting.
Corporate Services Branch
Role
- provide human resources and corporate services to the VEC.
Elections Branch
Role
- plan and conduct parliamentary, local council and commercial and community elections;
- promote the VEC's local council election services and tendering to conduct local council elections;
- recruit, train and assess election managers and election officials;
- develop election manuals and handbooks;
- resource election managers' offices and voting centres; and
- develop and implement election management systems.
Enrolment Branch
Role
- maintain an up-to-date and accurate electoral enrolment register;
- implement electoral enrolment programs;
- conduct electoral representation reviews for municipal councils and support electoral boundary work by the Electoral Boundaries Commission;
- produce electoral rolls and other roll products; and
- provide advice on electoral enrolment matters.
Finance and Budget Branch
Role
- maintain the financial management systems of the VEC;
- manage the VEC's budget and expenditure; and
- provide payroll services for the VEC.
Information Technology
Role
- provide a stable and reliable technology environment for the VEC;
- plan, setup and support the technology used during the conduct of all elections;
- maintain and enhance the VEC's enterprise software;
- maintain and administer the VEC's corporate databases; and
- manage the technology environment for the VEC.
