Our Team

Tully Smith

From being elected School Captain in primary school to getting involved in grassroots politics as a teenager, Tully has lived and breathed elections from an early age. Today, he is an experienced Returning Officer, Company Director, and self-confessed political enthusiast.

Tully built a career in Corporate Affairs with leading ASX-listed organisations, gaining firsthand experience in workforce and shareholder voting. Beyond the corporate world, he has worked in the sporting sector and serves on several boards, giving him deep insight into member-based elections — one of the largest and most complex areas of voting.

Bringing together this unique blend of corporate, community, and sporting governance experience, Tully founded Elect1 — creating a smarter, more transparent, and more efficient way of running elections.

Jack Cook

Jack is an experienced political strategist, and communications specialists with a deep background in media, public affairs, start up, governance and political strategy.

He has designed and led high-profile campaigns at the State and Federal levels, specializing in crafting compelling narratives and managing media engagement. Jack has served as a trusted media and communications advisor to numerous State and Commonwealth members of Parliament, including the Victorian Leader of the Opposition and a Commonwealth Cabinet Minister.

His expertise includes strategic and crisis communication, government processes and media management. He is a graduate of Project Management at RMIT, specialising in managing campaign teams, completed leadership and policy certificates through the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and is currently undertaking a Masters of Public Policy at ANU.

Election Experts

Our team consists of seasoned election professionals who bring a wealth of experience and expertise to every project.

Returning Officers

Experienced Returning Officers to support your election.

Data Analysts