Yes23 Campaign Told to Move Potentially ‘Misleading’ Signage Away

‘This combination of using purple and white colours in proximity to AEC signage could mislead a voter about the source of the signage.’

Independent Member for Kooyong Monique Ryan (right) hands out hot toot cards outside an early voting centre for the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 2, 2023. AAP Image/Joel Carrett

The “Yes” campaign has been asked to move its signage away from Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) signage over concerns the similar designs could “mislead voters.”

The AEC was aware that outside of one early voting centre for the upcoming Oct. 14 referendum, a Yes campaign sign shared a similar colour and layout scheme to the AEC’s longstanding branding.