'Scandalous': council voting change could hit 700,000 ratepayers this year

Ben Silvester
Updated June 5 2024 - 5:51pm, first published 4:30pm
Hundreds of thousands of eligible voters could miss out on casting a ballot in Victoria's council elections in October.
Hundreds of thousands of eligible voters could miss out on casting a ballot in Victoria's council elections in October.

A tweak to Victoria's Local Government Act could see 700,000 eligible voters miss out on casting a ballot in October's statewide council elections.

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Ben Silvester

Ben Silvester

Victorian state correspondent

Correspondent covering key issues across regional Victoria, based in Melbourne.

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