Zero evidence to back Clive Palmer’s claim of staff taking ballots home, AEC says

The Australian Electoral Commission rejects Clive Palmer’s claim, saying authorities ‘track and account for every ballot paper’ with rigorous security. Photograph: Loren Elliott/Reuters

The Australian Electoral Commission says it has seen no evidence to support Clive Palmer’s election night accusation that its staff were taking home ballots, describing the suggestion as “frustrating and disappointing”.

But Palmer has stood by the claim, telling Guardian Australia a United Australia party candidate “followed the AEC officers to their houses” and recorded video of their movements.