Minister Crisafulli and fair Local Government Elections

Every voter is entitled to have a fair and democratic vote in every election.

In January of 2014, Local Government Minister Crisafulli received a submission from the residents and ratepayers of the Granite Belt concerning rorts and irregularities rife within the electoral system pertaining to local government elections.

He told us he shared our concerns and would take action - we are still waiting.

With the next council elections due in 2016 the people of the Granite Belt have good reason to be concerned that their voting system is so flawed that it fosters corrupt practices like voter fraud, voter duress and the exclusion of voters from taking part in a democratic election process.

Over time people have witnessed all of these things happening as a result of current postal voting systems.

Minister Crisafulli if you are so concerned how come we are heading into another rorted election process because nothing has been done to change the Southern Downs Regional Council’s insistence on postal voting.

A Local Government Minister worth his salt would have insisted on the reforms that people asked for back in January.


Mary Rofe
6 Wattle Court Stanthorpe Q 4380