The Australian Electoral Commission has just released figures showing that one third of young Australians are not enrolled to vote.

The AEC says it’s doing all that it can to encourage people to enroll, but under current laws there are limits to what it can do.

While many have suggested making enrolment easier by using online forms, existing law makes it illegal.

But with more than a million people not taking part in the democratic process, there’s a new push to modernize the system.

2SER’s Alexia Attwood spoke to Phil Diak from the Australian Electoral Commission