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Voting for South Gippsland Shire Council extended to 6pm 29 October 2021
The close of voting for the South Gippsland Shire Council elections has been extended by one week to 6 pm Friday 29 October.
Electoral Commissioner, Warwick Gately, has requested printers to work through the weekend to reprint a number of ballot packs that have not been delivered. 'Over the past 24 hours the VEC has identified that a number of voters across all 3 South Gippsland Shire Council wards have not yet received their ballot packs for the election.
The voting deadline for all voters has been extended by one week, to 6 pm on Friday 29 October, if you have already received a ballot pack with the original voting deadline printed on it, you also have an extra week to cast your vote
Ensuring time to cast votes
Mr Gately said, "In order to ensure that all voters have adequate time to cast a considered vote and thus ensure the integrity of the election, I have made the decision to extend the close of voting by one week from 6 pm on Friday 22 October to 6 pm on Friday 29 October."
Mr Gately said the extended voting timeline was the fair and appropriate action and will apply for all voters across the Shire, regardless of whether their ballot pack delivery was delayed or not.
"Although some voters will have received ballot packs with the original close of voting date, they should rest assured that we will be accepting completed votes mailed or delivered to the election office in Leongatha before 6 pm on Friday 29 October." Mr Gately said.
Re-issuing ballot packs
The VEC is working closely with Australia Post to investigate why just over 9000 ballot packs lodged with Australia Post have not been delivered. To avoid any further delays, the VEC has made the decision to re-issue the ballot packs for these voters. Voters should only contact the election office on 1300 202 885 if they have not received a ballot pack by close of business on Thursday 21 October 2021.
You can find out more about the extension at the South Gippsland Shire Council election website. For voting information, please refer to the Victorian Electoral Commission.
Pictures from Global Citizen.org website.
Source: http://gippsland.com/
Published by: news@gippsland.com
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