Some Yes23 signs – which say “Vote YES” – use the same purple colour as nearby AEC signs used to inform voters about polling booth locations.
The Australian Electoral Commission has warned the Yes23 Voice campaign that some of its signs could be potentially misleading and demanded it move them away from polling stations.
“When we were alerted to this signage, the AEC requested the Yes23 campaign to rectify the situation by ensuring their signs are not placed in the proximity of AEC voting centre signs.The AEC noted Yes23’s sign had been authorised appropriately – as it was marked as a Yes23 sign in the bottom corner – and was therefore not illegal.
A spokesman for Fair Australia, the leading No campaign outfit, claimed the Yes campaign had rolled the signs out across NSW.
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