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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Catie McLeod

NSW Liberal party campaign in crisis after deadlines missed for council election nominations

Voters and a dog at a NSW polling booth.
The NSW Liberal party says it is waiting for confirmation on how many of its proposed candidates will appear on ballot papers during next month’s council elections. Photograph: James Gourley/AAP

The Liberal party’s campaign for the upcoming New South Wales local government elections is in crisis after it missed the deadline to nominate candidates for several councils.

The NSW Liberals were scrambling late on Wednesday afternoon to find out how many candidates had been affected by the administrative blunder, which meant the party would probably be missing candidates at the 14 September council elections.

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