How not to stuff up your vote at the Tasmanian election | ABC NEWS

Tasmania leads the country in casting informal votes — votes that do not meet the rules and are not counted towards the election result.

At the 2024 state election, 6.31 per cent of voters cast informal votes, up from 5.13 per cent at the 2021 poll.

The increase in the informal vote has prompted the Tasmanian Electoral Commission to ramp up its efforts to educate people on how to make their vote count.

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