Long queues and shortage of ballots mar election

Long queues and shortage of ballots mar election

THE WA Electoral Commission is under fire after Fremantle’s election became the latest to be hit with problems, including two-hour wait times and several polling stations running out of ballots. It follows the stuff-up in the city’s last council election where ballots were sent to the wrong wards, leading to a costly and destabilising court challenge. The Chook has heard reports that polling places in East Fremantle, Spearwood, Hilton, and Beaco…