Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm wants to make voting voluntary for Australians.

Senator Leyonhjelm plans to move several amendments to the government's draft laws to change the way Australians vote for senators, including an amendment to introduce voluntary enrolment and voting.

Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm, right, wants voting to be voluntary. Credit:Andrew Meares

If the Senate voting reforms are all about voters, as the government says, then voters should decide whether or not they want to vote at all, he says.

"The UK, the US, most of the rest of the world has non-compulsory voting - it's the normal situation for the world," he said.