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By Leanne Wong

Victorian independent candidate considering legal action against VEC over how-to-vote cards

Two independent candidates are threatening to take Victoria's electoral commission to court over a disagreement with crucial how-to-vote cards.

Felicity Frederico, who is running as an independent for the seat of Brighton, was advised by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) that her how-to-vote cards – which are often used by party supporters to direct voters to preference candidates in a specific order – could not be used on election day due to blank preference boxes next to candidate names.

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