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Calls for Victorian electoral reform after 'preference whisperer' recorded boasting of influence

Victoria's "archaic" upper house voting system must be reformed, MPs and experts say, after secret deals to elect micro parties were exposed by a leaked video.

Victoria is the only state to still allow group voting tickets (GVT) — a system where parties allocate preference for voters who number the upper house ballot paper above the line.

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