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Electoral boundaries shifting NEW proposed boundaries for state electorates have been released by Victoria’s Electoral Boundaries Commission. The electoral boundary for Mordialloc is set to change, providing a boost to the Labor party whose margin may slightly increase. The EBC has proposed to abolish the Keysborough seat currently held by Labor minister Martin Pakula. Its voters will be redistributed to surrounding electorates in Dandenong, Clarinda, Mulgrave, and Mordialloc. A report prepared by the EBC on the proposal read that Mordialloc will “be expanded east to gain about 10,000 electors in Braeside, Waterways and most of the Keysborough locality, offsetting its losses to Clarinda District in the north. This would greatly improve the shape of Mordialloc District, while also bringing in the relatively isolated Waterways locality where community links are potentially strongest. Importantly, the communities facing Port Phillip Bay would be maintained.” ....
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Fines loom for non-voters FRANKSTON residents who chose not to vote in last year’s council elections will be sent “please explain” notices by the Victorian Electoral Commission. The VEC says it may send an infringement notice and a penalty of $83 to anyone who doesn’t respond to the letter, or doesn’t provide a sufficient reason for not voting. Around 350,000 letters will be sent out statewide. The letters are due back to the VEC within 28 days. “This notice is not a fine. It’s your chance to explain why you appear not to have voted, if this is the case. This is a question that must be asked of those who appear not to have voted,” electoral commissioner Warwick Gately said. ....
Explain non-vote MORNINGTON Peninsula residents who did not to vote in last year’s council elections will be sent “please explain” notices by the Victorian Electoral Commission. The VEC says it may send an infringement notice and a penalty of $83 to anyone who doesn’t respond to the letter, or doesn’t provide a sufficient reason for not voting. Around 350,000 letters will be sent out statewide. The letters are due back to the VEC within 28 days. “This notice is not a fine. It’s your chance to explain why you appear not to have voted, if this is the case. This is a question that must be asked of those who appear not to have voted,” electoral commissioner Warwick Gately said. ....
Failure to vote notices to be issued Residents in the Warrnambool City, Moyne and Corangamite Shire s are set to be among around 350,000 Victorian residents, in line to receive a please explain notice this week. The Apparent Failure to Vote Notice is legislatively required to be sent to those who appear not to have voted in the 2020 local council elections, and provides an opportunity to explain what has happened. It follows one of the healthiest participation rates ever in local council elections in October 2020, with the figure around 40% lower than the number of notices sent out in 2016. Electoral Commissioner, Warwick Gately, stressed the importance of recipients responding with a detailed explanation and asked that the notice is not ignored. ....