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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Liberal party apologises to voice voters for giving advice labelled ‘blatant disregard’ of rules

Early voting in Melbourne for the voice referendum
Early voting in Melbourne for the voice referendum. The Liberal party has apologised for wrongly telling voters they could apply for a postal vote before writs for the ballot were issued. Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

The Liberal party has apologised to voters for incorrectly suggesting they could apply for a postal vote before writs for the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum had been issued, with the party conceding they will now need to reapply.

The independent MP Kate Chaney has blasted the party for its “blatant disregard” of Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) guidelines and warned that voters may be disenfranchised because they were informed less than two weeks from the 14 October poll.

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