'Stupid' or misled? Voters demand AEC explain booth's 45% informal vote (www.abc.net.au)

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In short:

Almost half of those who voted in the federal election in a small northern NSW town had their votes declared invalid.

Residents who voted at the Missabotti voting centre say AEC staff provided them incorrect how-to-vote information.

What's next?

The AEC is investigating the allegations of voting misinformation.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

What I find more disturbing is that this could have happened anywhere. Do people really not read the instructions on the ballot?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Apparently some people did, confronted the AEC staff about it, and were told to "just number 1-6".

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