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Shadow Local Government Minister Ann Leahy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 8, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The LNP is warning that Council elections across Queensland cost more if Labor doesn\u2019t abandon its plan to introduce compulsory preferential voting in local government polls.<\/p>\n

Under compulsory preferential voting, electors must number every square on their ballot papers.<\/p>\n

Shadow Local Government Minister Ann Leahy said councils were overwhelmingly opposed to the plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompulsory preferential voting is a desperate tactic being forced on every Queensland council to shore up Labor\u2019s vote in Brisbane,\u201d Ms Leahy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLabor\u2019s vote-rigging reforms are not backed by the Crime and Corruption Commission or the Local Government Association of Queensland.<\/p>\n

\u201cParliament was promised a debate back in August, but Labor keeps kicking the can down the road in the hope that the criticism will go away.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are now only six months to go until Council elections and they could be a democratic disaster if Labor tries to rush through its compulsory preferential voting plan.\u201d<\/p>\n

The LNP said the cost of Council elections would increase from $17.2 million to $27.4 million under compulsory preferential voting.<\/p>\n

There were also fears that voters could become confused.<\/p>\n

The re-introduction of compulsory preferential voting system in the 2017 State election led to the rate of informal voting more than doubling from 2.11 per cent to 4.34 per cent.<\/p>\n

\u201cLabor\u2019s reforms will cost ratepayers more, cause more confusion among voters and have been rejected by Queensland councils,\u201d Ms Leahy said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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