Evil Plot To Take Over The Party Continues...
I don't really give a shit one way or the other, but this photo shows what the strain is doing to the poor boy;
Peter Garrett
Artwork: Jonathan Bentley
Garrett claims a silent voice
Luke McIlveen
11jun04
ELECTION-shy rocker Peter Garrett yesterday accepted "full responsibility" for his failure to appear on the electoral roll in the past 10 years. Trying desperately to fix his first political blunder, Mr Garrett claimed he had been enrolled as a "silent" voter and lodged a ballot whenever he was in the country and not on tour with his former band Midnight Oil.
Mr Garrett said he had voted whenever he was not touring, but his failure to properly enrol meant his vote would not have counted.
"My understanding was that I was on the roll. I thought I had a silent enrolment. I have voted in previous elections," Mr Garrett said.
Now, where do I live again?
It sounds like bullshit to me, , apparently I'm not he only one;
But the assistant commissioner of the Australian Electoral Commission, Brien Hallet, confirmed Mr Garrett could not have been a "silent elector" or eligible to vote if his name did not appear on the roll. "Your address is blanked out, but your name must be included on the roll, otherwise we are unable to confirm your identity when you vote," Mr Hallet said.
When questioned over his claim that he was on the silent roll, Mr Garrett said he had feared for his family's safety in the mid-1980s when he ran for the Senate with the defunct Nuclear Disarmament Party.
Garrett has one more radical maneuver left in his arsenal;
After coming under fire from local ALP branches since news of his decision to run for Parliament broke, Mr Garrett said yesterday he was confident the party's working-class ideals would not clash with his green past.
He also promised to move to the inner city electorate he hopes to represent after the next election
I wouldn't count on getting a 'welcome basket' if I were him.
Peter Garrett
Artwork: Jonathan Bentley
Garrett claims a silent voice
Luke McIlveen
11jun04
ELECTION-shy rocker Peter Garrett yesterday accepted "full responsibility" for his failure to appear on the electoral roll in the past 10 years. Trying desperately to fix his first political blunder, Mr Garrett claimed he had been enrolled as a "silent" voter and lodged a ballot whenever he was in the country and not on tour with his former band Midnight Oil.
Mr Garrett said he had voted whenever he was not touring, but his failure to properly enrol meant his vote would not have counted.
"My understanding was that I was on the roll. I thought I had a silent enrolment. I have voted in previous elections," Mr Garrett said.
Now, where do I live again?
It sounds like bullshit to me, , apparently I'm not he only one;
But the assistant commissioner of the Australian Electoral Commission, Brien Hallet, confirmed Mr Garrett could not have been a "silent elector" or eligible to vote if his name did not appear on the roll. "Your address is blanked out, but your name must be included on the roll, otherwise we are unable to confirm your identity when you vote," Mr Hallet said.
When questioned over his claim that he was on the silent roll, Mr Garrett said he had feared for his family's safety in the mid-1980s when he ran for the Senate with the defunct Nuclear Disarmament Party.
Garrett has one more radical maneuver left in his arsenal;
After coming under fire from local ALP branches since news of his decision to run for Parliament broke, Mr Garrett said yesterday he was confident the party's working-class ideals would not clash with his green past.
He also promised to move to the inner city electorate he hopes to represent after the next election
I wouldn't count on getting a 'welcome basket' if I were him.
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