"The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is currently looking at temporary staffing for the next federal election," the AEC email sent on Wednesday reads.

"This is part of normal forward planning."

The email was sent to people who have previously worked for the AEC in a federal election, but it specified that "this email is not an offer of employment".

Typically, the AEC are informed about the date of a federal election when a writ is issued by the governor-general.

But the AEC's recruitment drive hasn't helped rumours about the instability of the government and prime minister Malcolm Turnbull's future.