Waits of 45 minutes to an hour were not uncommon for Victoria voters in the last municipal election
Victoria plans to double the number of voting machines and increase the number of polling stations for the next municipal election to try to avoid a repeat of long lineups and waits at the polls last fall.
“The main issue of concern from the public was the length of time spent in the line at voting locations,” Coates said in his report, noting waits of 45 minutes to an hour were not uncommon. That translated to 29,707 ballots cast — 5,042 more than in 2014 and an increase of more than 12,000 from the 2011 election.
A total of 4,791 advance votes were cast, up from 3,144 in the previous election, along with 197 mail-in ballots and 403 ballots cast at care homes.
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