Electoral Commission

Wednesday, September 23

Mayor to plead guilty to election breach

Marion mayor and former state MP Kris Hanna was represented by one of his highest-profile former colleagues when he fronted court this morning, indicating he would plead guilty to a charge of publishing inaccurate election material.

City council election to go ahead despite coronavirus

The supplementary election to fill former Adelaide City councillor Houssam Abiad’s vacant seat at Town Hall will proceed as planned, the Electoral Commission says.

The Dignity Party's Kelly Vincent before last year's election. Photo: Morgan Sette / AAP

Dignity Party deregistered in SA, Nationals face uncertain future

The Dignity Party has been deregistered by the state Electoral Commission less than two years after losing its sole seat in state parliament, while the Nationals are in a race against time to provide evidence of their membership base or face the same fate.

Marion Councillor pleads guilty in "unprecedented" electoral case

A former deputy mayor of the City of Marion has pleaded guilty to anonymously publishing election brochures, in what both the Electoral Commission and his defence counsel agreed was an unprecedented prosecution.