Exclusive: Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says opposition leader is ‘seeking to cast doubt on legitimacy’ of voice referendum
of a “new low” in the referendum debate, after the opposition leader and several of his MPs raised doubts about how ballots would be counted or excluded.
That rule, which was not changed by the Coalition during its previous nine-year term in government nor raised during recent debate about modernising referendum legislation, is regarded as a “savings provision” to ensure voters who incorrectly mark the ballot will still have their vote counted if their intention is clear. The referendum ballot paper, and the AEC, clearly ask people to write “yes” or “no” on their vote.
On 2GB, the opposition leader called the rule “outrageous” and claimed Albanese had attempted to “have a process that’s rigged”.
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