More than 50,000 Brimbank residents have yet to officially vote with less than four hours left until the voting deadline.
As of 1:03 pm today, 83,631 municipal election ballots have been returned, leaving 50,980 ballots, or 37.87 percent, yet to come in.
A Victorian Electoral Commission spokesman expected the number of outstanding ballots to reduce “significantly” in coming days.
Voters must complete their ballot material in the mail or hand-deliver it to the local election office at 12, Hertford Road, Sunshine by 6 pm today.
The VEC has until midday on Friday, October 28 to receive and admit mailed ballots.
More in next week’s Star Weekly.
