General News
24 September, 2024
When names come and go in nomination process
‘MINOR issues” with nominations have been blamed for candidate names disappearing off the official Victorian Electoral Commission website. Inglewood Ward was showing just one candidate for more than 96 hours. Last Thursday morning Colleen...
‘MINOR issues” with nominations have been blamed for candidate names disappearing off the official Victorian Electoral Commission website.
Inglewood Ward was showing just one candidate for more than 96 hours.
Last Thursday morning Colleen Condliffe became the first ward candidate to have her nomination accepted at the VEC office in Serpentine and appear on the website.
By the end of day, Miki Wilson was the only candidate listed for the ward.
Come Friday lunchtime, sitting councillor Wendy Murphy had lodged her nomination and remained the only candidate listed as standing in Inglewood Ward until Mrs Condliffe’s name reappeared mid-Monday morning and Ms Wilson that evening.
VEC manager, media and strategic communication Ruth Murphy said: “As part of our quality assurance process, we sometimes identify a minor issue with the nomination forms submitted by the candidates.
“As a result, the candidate details are removed from the website and republished once the issues have been resolved and the nomination confirmed,” Ms Murphy said. “Our candidate services team will provide guidance to the prospective candidate on why their nomination must be amended to ensure they can rectify any outstanding matters as soon as possible. How quickly the issue is resolved is then a matter for the prospective candidate.”