Victorian Electoral Commission wants power to issue on-the-spot fines at polling booths

VEC will recommend introduction of the penalties for candidates and party workers after complaints increased threefold at last election

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Candidates and party workers who harass voters at polling booths could be issued with on-the-spot fines under a proposal being floated by the Victorian Electoral Commission.

Appearing at a parliamentary inquiry into the conduct of the 2022 state election on Friday, the deputy electoral commissioner, Dana Fleming, said there was a threefold increase in complaints about the behaviour of candidates and party workers at polling booths since 2018.

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