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representatives vote 2010-11-17#1
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- The majority voted in favour of the main idea of the [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/R4477), which means that it can now be discussed in detail. In parliamentary jargon, they agreed to [read the bill for a second time](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html).
- ### Main idea of the bill
The bill amends the [Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918) in relation to political donations. Like previous bills that have attempted to make changes to these rules, the bill proposes to reduce the donations disclosure threshold from $11,500 to $1 000 and ban foreign donations to registered political parties. Read more about the proposed amendments in the [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd043).- The bill amends the [Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918) in relation to political donations. Like the previous bills (in [2008](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/senate/2009-03-11/2) and [2009](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/representatives/2009-03-16/1)) that have attempted to make changes to these rules, the bill proposes to reduce the donations disclosure threshold from $11,500 to $1,000 and ban foreign donations to registered political parties. Read more about the proposed amendments in the [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd043).
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representatives vote 2010-11-17#1
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Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other Measures) Bill 2010 — Second Reading- Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other Measures) Bill 2010 - Second Reading - Agree to the bill's main idea
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<p pwmotiontext="moved">That this bill be now read a second time.</p><p pwmotiontext="moved">That this bill be now read a second time.</p>- The majority voted in favour of the main idea of the [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/R4477), which means that it can now be discussed in detail. In parliamentary jargon, they agreed to [read the bill for a second time](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html).
- ### Main idea of the bill
- The bill amends the [Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918) in relation to political donations. Like previous bills that have attempted to make changes to these rules, the bill proposes to reduce the donations disclosure threshold from $11,500 to $1 000 and ban foreign donations to registered political parties. Read more about the proposed amendments in the [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd043).
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