This output provides a high-quality electoral system that supports democracy in Victoria through administering an accurate and secure electoral roll, electoral services to ensure fair and equitable representation, the conduct of fair and impartial elections and encouraging greater participation in civic life through education and awareness activities and improving ease of access.
| Performance measure | Unit | 2025-26 target | 2025-26 actual | Variance | Result |
| Quantity | |||||
Election events conducted by the VEC, including state elections and by-elections, local government elections, by-elections and countbacks, and statutory elections or polls The 2025–26 actual is lower than the target due to fewer local councillor resignations than forecast, resulting in fewer by-elections and countbacks than anticipated. | number | 30 | 13 | -56.7% | ■ |
| Quality | |||||
| Election events invalidated by a court of disputed returns as a result of a proven claim against the VEC’s conduct of that event | number | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | ✓ |
| The VEC is trusted to deliver electoral services with integrity and high quality, as measured by the VEC's reputation index score | per cent | 80 | 79 | -0.7% | ○ |
| Timeliness | |||||
Meets timeframes for all enrolment and close of roll activity in the maintenance and accuracy of the register of electors The 2025–26 actual is higher than the target as no significant statewide electoral events occurred during the reporting period. | per cent | 95 | 100 | 5.3% | ■ |
| Cost | |||||
Total output cost The 2025–26 actual is higher than the target, primarily due to special appropriations funding brought forward from 2026–27 to 2025–26 to enable the VEC to undertake preparation activities for the 2026 state election; and supplementation funding provided to the VEC, largely to lease a new central activity site to support major election events, establish in-house printing capability, address operational cost pressures and meet by-election requirements. | $ million | 42.3 | 129.5 | 206.2% | ■ |
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✓ Performance target achieved or exceeded in a desirable way
○ Performance target not achieved — within 5 per cent or $50 million (cost measures only) variance
■ Performance target not achieved — exceeds 5 per cent or $50 million (cost measures only) variance
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