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Australians who unfold misinformation in regards to the vote referendum will likely be discovered by the Australian Electoral Fee.
“For those who unfold incorrect details about the method we run – intentionally or in any other case – we are going to right you,” electoral commissioner Tom Rogers mentioned.
The AEC launched the Referendum Disinformation Register on Thursday in recognition of accelerating public commentary in regards to the Indigenous voice to parliament.
The register will deal with dangerous misinformation in regards to the technique of conducting a referendum – not political opinions surrounding the vote.
“We won’t and will not play a job with marketing campaign info past guaranteeing it’s approved, so folks know the supply,” Mr Rogers mentioned.
“The message right here is easy – the AEC is not going to tolerate the unfold of mistruths about our referendum processes, regardless of the supply.”
Slated to happen someday between October and December, the referendum would be the first in virtually 1 / 4 of a century.
There are about 6.four million folks on the present electoral roll who weren’t of voting age on the 1999 Australian republic referendum.
The AEC disinformation register was created throughout final 12 months’s federal election as a instrument to fight misleading info on how elections are run.
Misinformation in regards to the voice referendum has began to unfold.
Examples vary from the AEC being accused of rigging the referendum or campaigning for a ‘sure’ or ‘no’ vote to claims the structure has been invalid since 1973.
Australians can entry the register on the AEC web site.
– AAP
