Due to late paperwork, at least 130 would-be Liberal candidates will be absent from NSW local council election ballots.
Many are asking how could it have happened. According to the recently sacked NSW Liberal Party state director Richard Shields, some 440 candidates were to be nominated for local council elections. Electoral commission data shows only 281 made the cut, reportedly due to the party failing to submit paperwork for the remainder before the commission's deadline.
In a statement issued after an emergency meeting late on Thursday night, the party's state president Don Harwin said its executive had unanimously decided to terminate Shields' employment over the fiasco. "The state director was given the opportunity to explain the circumstances to the state executive," Harwin said. "This failure to meet such a fundamental responsibility has rendered his position untenable.
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