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| Send us your reports of same-sex marriage postal surveys gone astray | Send us your reports of same-sex marriage postal surveys gone astray |
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| After the mail-out of same-sex marriage postal survey forms, which started on 12 September, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has advised Australians to seek help if their forms have not arrived by 25 September. | After the mail-out of same-sex marriage postal survey forms, which started on 12 September, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has advised Australians to seek help if their forms have not arrived by 25 September. |
| Next week we’ll be asking you whether your forms failed to arrive. | Next week we’ll be asking you whether your forms failed to arrive. |
| But in the meantime, after reports of forms dumped in a woman’s front yard in Brunswick or up for sale on social media in Newcastle, we wanted to ask whether you’ve seen any stray forms or other mishaps. | But in the meantime, after reports of forms dumped in a woman’s front yard in Brunswick or up for sale on social media in Newcastle, we wanted to ask whether you’ve seen any stray forms or other mishaps. |
| We’re thinking: forms not being sent to the intended recipient’s enrolled address, evidence of deliberate tampering; duplicate forms; forms found in public places not post boxes; votes for sale. Anything that points towards the true addressee being prevented from having their say on marriage equality. | We’re thinking: forms not being sent to the intended recipient’s enrolled address, evidence of deliberate tampering; duplicate forms; forms found in public places not post boxes; votes for sale. Anything that points towards the true addressee being prevented from having their say on marriage equality. |
| The ABS also has an information line (1800 572 113) and an online form to submit queries. Enrolled Australians who have not received a form by 25 September should contact the ABS to ask for a replacement. |