Published: April 16, 2019
Experts question if voters are fully aware they are sending their forms back to the parties
Within 24 hours of the federal election being called some Australians began receiving application forms for postal votes. The mostly unmarked envelopes didn’t come from the electoral commission, but from local candidates and political parties which enclosed information about their policies and an addressed reply-paid envelope.
The practice is not new for political campaigners but, with increasing concerns about privacy and data collection, some voters are questioning a lack of transparency about exactly what they’re up to.
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