Elections at 'risk of failure'

By Martin Ford | 24 January 2022

A deluge of reforms to elections is putting the system at risk of failure, officials have warned.

Councils are facing a slew of changes, ranging from voter ID requirements and limits on returning postal ballots at polling stations to regular re-registrations for postal and overseas voters.

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