Bridget Archer says it is ‘irresponsible’ to cast doubt on integrity of voice referendum after questions over crosses

Shadow minister Jane Hume calls it an inconsistency' that a cross on a ballot paper will not count as no'

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The Liberal MP Bridget Archer has warned it is irresponsible to cast doubt on the integrity" of the Australian Electoral Commission, after senior members of the Coalition and some no campaign groups raised concerns over whether crosses count as valid votes in the voice referendum.

On Sunday, the shadow minister for finance and special minister of state, Jane Hume, called it an inconsistency" that a tick would count as yes but a cross would not count as a no.

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