Liberal party apologises to voice voters for giving advice labelled ‘blatant disregard’ of rules

People who took up party’s incorrect suggestion on applying for postal ballots could miss out on voting in referendum, MP warns

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The Liberal party has apologised to voters for incorrectly suggesting they could apply for a postal vote before writs for the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum had been issued, with the party conceding they will now need to reapply.

The independent MP Kate Chaney has blasted the party for its “blatant disregard” of Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) guidelines and warned that voters may be disenfranchised because they were informed less than two weeks from the 14 October poll.

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