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From: Support <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 3 November 2025 8:45 am
To: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>
Subject: [OIA] Official Information request - Number and reasons for
invalid Special Votes in 2025 Local Body Election

 

Here is a request from Paul Barlow
([5][FOI #32708 email]).

 

 

 

From: Paul Barlow <[6][FOI #32708 email]>

Date: Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 4:32 pm

Dear Electoral Commission,

I'm looking for statistical data on the 2025 Local Body Election.

Specifically I would like to know how many Special Votes were deemed
invalid - Nationwide or by territorial authority.

I would also like a high level break down of the reasons given for these
votes to be deemed invalid, and if possible to know which reasons were
most common.

Yours faithfully,

Paul Barlow

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