The signs, spotted near an early voting centre, sport a similar purple to official AEC branding.
Yes campaign has been contacted by the Australian Electoral Commission over its use of signs outside an early voting centre.
The AEC said while the signs - which urged Australians to vote yes - featured the correct authorisation, they were composed of "white writing against a background that is a similar shade of purple to the AEC's longstanding branding".The AEC, a non-partisan body, said the campaign signs had been placed by the Yes23 campaign and could mislead a voter about the source of the message on the sign.
The AEC has consistently asked political campaigner to steal clear from potentially "misleading" uses of purple and white signage."Requests from the AEC to campaigners to adjust or rectify concerns regarding signage outside of voting centres occurs frequently at every electoral event," the AEC said in its statement.
"The AEC's experience is that, in the vast majority of cases, the authoriser of the signage complies with an AEC request."
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