Green Left: Residents push for an end to rigged City of Sydney vote

The Green Left reports that an election to be held on the 4th of December in the City of Sydney electorate will fail the definition of democracy, the second such election since a new law was introduced in 2014.

'This controversial law allows businesses in the City of Sydney two votes, by allowing the business to appoint two people from outside the local area to vote on its behalf. The NSW Council for Civil Liberties described this as “profoundly undemocratic”.'

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