A countback procedure to fill an extraordinary vacancy within Indigo Shire Council will take place at 11 am on Wednesday, March 9, following the resignation of Councillor Jenny O’Connor.
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The vacancy will be filled by a countback of all formal votes from the 2020 Council election (instead of voters voting in a by-election). Votes will be redistributed to candidates who were unsuccessful at that general election, and who remain eligible to participate in the countback, to fill the extraordinary vacancy.
The countback is based on the proportional representation method of counting.
“The candidate who achieves the quota will be elected. If no participating candidate achieves the quota, following the distribution of votes to participating candidates, the candidate with the highest number of countback votes will be elected,” Election Manager Mary Facci said.
At last Tuesday’s council meeting Indigo Shire Mayor Bernard Gaffney thanked Cr O’Connor for her service to Indigo Shire.
“Jenny O’Connor was a very passionate councillor and a great representative of her community, not only in council but also in state and federal government,” he said.
“Her contributions will be missed, and we wish her all the best for the future.”
Scrutineers and interested parties may attend and observe the countback. A link to the countback will be made available on the VEC website from 10:30 am on Wednesday 9 March, at vec.vic.gov.au with the result published afterwards.