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13 October, 2024
The nitty gritty of voting
Nitty-gritty voting CANDIDATES in this month’s Loddon Shire Council’s Inglewood Ward election are out letterboxing and doorknocking. But there has been one complaint in the ward where sitting councillor Wendy Murphy is being challenged by Miki...
Nitty-gritty voting
CANDIDATES in this month’s Loddon Shire Council’s Inglewood Ward election are out letterboxing and doorknocking.
But there has been one complaint in the ward where sitting councillor Wendy Murphy is being challenged by Miki Wilson and Colleen Condlifee.
Ms Wilson was contacted on Tuesday by election officials after a complaint her pamphlets did not include a road number on the material’s authorisation address.
She said: “Seems I got it wrong and some one has kindly notified the authorities and they have pointed out my error. Thank you to whomever that was.”
Her online post came just hours after Cr Murphy posted on her campaign page: “The Victorian Electoral Commission and Local Government Inspectorate have strict guidelines on authorising campaign material. This includes providing the name and address of the person providing the authorisation including the street/road number, street/road name, town and state for transparency. It also requires details on who printed the material. Sometimes it’s the small details that are important.”
The Loddon Herald is not suggesting Cr Murphy lodged a complaint.