More than two-thirds of Australian voters have had their say in a survey that will likely determine if marriage equality becomes law, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has today revealed.
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The ABS estimated it received 10.8 million survey forms by last Friday, up from 10 million the week before.
That amount counts for about 67.5 per cent of eligible voters.
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This is the third weekly estimate of the number of survey forms received and comes as time is running out for Australians to order a replacement survey.
Members of the public have until 6pm on October 20 to request a new form if theirs failed to arrive, or if it was lost or damaged.
Participants can contact the ABS on marriagesurvey.abs.gov.au or on 1800 572 113 to request a new form.
Only surveys received by the ABS by November 7 will be counted, with final figures due for release on November 15.
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