Queensland electoral commission warns council candidates to behave amid ‘highly acrimonious’ election campaign

The Electoral Commission of Queensland urged Redland city council candidates to ‘take proactive steps to establish a respectful campaigning environment’. Photograph: Kgbo/ Wikimedia Commons

Queensland’s electoral commission has warned candidates to behave amid a “highly acrimonious” Redland city council election campaign that has sparked the largest number of complaints across the state.

An email sent to all Redland city council election candidates this week threatened potential legal ramifications for “non-compliant behaviour” – but did not single anyone out.