Tag: Election
Day 1 of Boroondara election vote counting
Today I was scrutineering down at the VEC counting centre in Camberwell, which was a very interesting experience. Getting to see democracy work up close is something that I would recommend everyone do should the opportunity arise. While I was mostly paying attention to the wards I was a scrutineer for (Cotham and Gardiner), I…
Ballots are posted today: know thy candidates
From today until Thursday, ballot packs will be mailed out to eligible properties in Boroondara and the other councils in Victoria using postal elections. As per VEC regulations, no more than 35% of ballots can be posted on any one day. Packs are sent by priority mail, but with the recent Australia Post changes, there…
Provisional results look good; further election coverage
Provisional results for Maranoa Ward indicate a win! Candidate First preference votes Percentage MALLIS, Philip 4686 55.12% BARTLETT, Ryan William 3816 44.88% More detailed results for Maranoa Ward and preliminary results from other Boroondara wards may be seen here: https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/BoroondaraResult2012.html Results will be officially announced at 6pm tonight. A very big thank you to everyone…