Chinese-language signs didn't change voters' minds, AEC says

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Chinese-language signs didn't change voters's minds, AEC says

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Controversial Chinese-language signs saying that the "correct way" to vote was Liberal cannot be proved to have swayed voters, the Australian Electoral Commission claims.

The elections of Josh Frydenberg and Gladys Liu are being challenged over these signs that appeared in their electorates. The AEC admitted "it is possible" that voters in Chisholm and Kooyong had read the signs or were told about them by someone who read the sign, but said the petition failed to show that people changed their votes.

The Chinese-language signs appeared in front of at least 29 booths on polling day in Chisholm and Kooyong, and at some, the Liberal Party signs appeared next to official AEC signs.

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How can that be proved?!

Bullshit!!!

Unbelievable! So it's ok to make mislead & deception as basis of democracy.

They should prove that. They would have to prove that all election advertising has no influence. auspol

Bull crap

How incompetent are those voters who can't read or speak English even after becoming Australian citizens, I wonder!

Chinese people are smart, they don't read signs and immediately obey, same as all Australians who vote. When I vote I don't listen or read any of the garbage politicians put out, they all lie anyway. I make up my mind by reviewing the previous years of what they have done.

What was the point of the signs then? If signs don’t work BAN THEM ALL

I thought we were in a country called Australia..if you live here you vote the Australian way..not the Chinese or any other nationality way..FFS! When are we f going to wake up!

The precedent has been set. All political candidates for future elections will be able to use the colours of the AEC to advertise and confuse susceptible voters. It is a manipulation of the democratic process.

Did AEC do a proper & thorough investigation to arrive at such a conclusion that would hold up in a court of law?!

I call bullshit on the sad and obviously corrupt AEC. They should be ashamed. 🤮🤬

How would they know? Have they been canvassing Liberal party voters! auspol

Such a BLATANTLY misleading headline by putting ‘AEC says’ at the end.

Oh of cause it didn't! Why would they have hung it up there if they didn't believe it would change voters minds!

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