Ensure Local Government elections are run by the NSW Electoral Commission
Petitioner:
Mr Michael Andjelkovic
| Member:
Hagarty, Nathan
| No. of Signatories:
802
| Date closed:
09/08/2023
To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly,
This petition of the residents of New South Wales brings to the attention of the House the decision of the previous NSW State government to allow Local Councils to engage the services of private providers instead of the NSW Electoral Commission to conduct elections.
Currently three Councils have opted to engage private companies to run their Local Government elections being Fairfield, Liverpool and Penrith Councils.
Liverpool Council was the most recent Council that voted to dump the NSW Electoral Commission from running the Local Government election at its 1st March 2023 Council Meeting held in a Confidential Session.
The undersigned petitioners ask the Legislative Assembly call on the Government to mandate the use of the NSW Electoral Commission to oversee all Local Government elections from September 2024 in order to maintain and ensure voter confidence and provide full transparency in the election process.
