The Victorian Electoral Commission is calling for changes to local government legislation in Victoria.
Ten recommendations are made in the commission’s election report, submitted to the Parliament this week. It has also made 27 operational commitments.
They include a continue focus on strengthening safeguards to detect and prevent postal vote fraud; exploring options to publish provisional results in real time; and requiring candidates to include political affiliations in the candidate questionnaire.
Electoral Commissioner Sven Bluemmel said the 2024 council elections were the most complex to date, and were successfully delivered despite unprecedented challenges.
The 216 page report is available on the VEC website.