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A Covid 19 voting mess (Read 233 times)

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A Covid 19 voting mess
May 19^th, 2022 at 4:06pm

If you test positive for Covid-19 between Saturday 14th and Tuesday 17th at 6 pm, you will NOT be allowed to vote, unless you have already got a postal vote or already voted early.

* You must isolate for 7 days. No voting in person.
* Phone voting is available only for people who tested positive after 6 pm on Tuesday 17th.
* Postal vote applications closed on Wednesday 18th.

So there was a small window where postal votes could still be obtained, but one day is not enough.

Someone clearly didn't think this through when writing the legislation.

You are not entitled to your opinion. You are only entitled to hold opinions that you can defend through sound, reasoned argument.

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Bam Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21905 Gender:	Re: A Covid 19 voting mess Reply #1 - May 19^th, 2022 at 9:21pm This Covid-19 mess is now the subject of a legal challenge. Monique Ryan to lodge legal challenge after AEC anomaly prevents thousands of Covid-positive Australians voting
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Captain Nemo Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9927 Melbourne Gender:	Re: A Covid 19 voting mess Reply #2 - May 19^th, 2022 at 9:30pm Yeah, this is a pretty weird anomaly and could actually swing the election if things are close. I had thought a while ago that Labor would win this thing easily, then I thought they would win in their own right but not by a huge margin. Now, I think things could be close, we might not know the result for a week or so.
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Bam Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21905 Gender:	Re: A Covid 19 voting mess Reply #3 - May 20^th, 2022 at 8:47am Election rules to change to ensure all Australians with COVID can vote Good. However, it should not have taken until the day before the election for this oversight to be sorted out.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 24621 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: A Covid 19 voting mess Reply #4 - May 20^th, 2022 at 1:15pm You can make your vote by phone, if you cannot make it to the polling booths. There are also absentee votes that can be made. FFS.
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FutureTheLeftWant Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6625 Gender:	Re: A Covid 19 voting mess Reply #5 - May 20^th, 2022 at 1:24pm UnSubRocky wrote on May 20^th, 2022 at 1:15pm: You can make your vote by phone, if you cannot make it to the polling booths. There are also absentee votes that can be made. FFS. I was told this when I was handing out how to vote and I see people saying it's not accurate.....
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Bam Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21905 Gender:	Re: A Covid 19 voting mess Reply #6 - May 20^th, 2022 at 4:17pm COVID-19 secure telephone voting (AEC)
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