Remember to vote and then follow the State and Territory count in the virtual tallyroom on the Electoral Commission’s website at www.referendum.aec.gov.au There is no actual national tally room for the first time. ABC TV will do two reports on progress during the evening – check your local TV guide for times – or keep an eye on the ABC’s referendum ’99 site at www.abc.net.au/news/referendum99/default.htm
In order to succeed, the vote in favour of the republic must be carried in four of the six States plus there must be an overall national majority of votes as well. The ACT and NT votes count in the national total only. The same applies to the second referendum question on the preamble to the Constitution.
