Woman spotted tearing down No signs in Adelaide’s western suburbs

A woman was spotted brazenly taking down ‘No’ signage outside a western suburbs polling booth as voting continued in the Voice to Parliament referendum.

A woman was spotted ripping down ‘No’ campaign signage outside a Voice to Parliament referendum polling booth this morning.

Footage shows the woman removing a ‘No’ sign from the fence at Grange Primary School, where hundreds of South Australians were casting their vote.

A witness said the act was “undemocratic” and shouldn’t be allowed.

“She was just so brazen about it,” the witness said.

“It’s just not part of the democratic process.

“She seemed to be so proud to be doing it.

“It was very disappointing.”

Opinion polls have consistently pointed to a victory for the ‘No’ case in the referendum, but Yes campaigners were not giving up, believing many undecided voters could still hold the key to a surprise victory.

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SA Liberal Senator Kerrynne Liddle later shared the footage on X, posting: “Unfortunately some people can’t deal with facts - just emotions. Demonstrated by No bunting being ripped down in Adelaide this morning.”Last week, Yes and No campaigners butted heads as pre-polling booths opened around Adelaide.

Under Australian Electoral Commission rules, campaigners cannot canvass for votes, solicit votes, exhibit any election-related signage or induce someone to not vote within six metres of a polling booth entrance.

Witnesses said a member of the No campaign confronted a Yes campaigner, who was handing out pamphlets within the exclusion zone.

Another voter said things “got a bit heated” during the discussion but it was resolved without incident.

More than 11 million Australians are expected to descend on 7000 voting centres across the country today to vote on the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

Woman ripping dow No campaign signage

SHY accuses No campaign of dirty stunts

A last-ditch “deceptive” text campaign by No group Fair Australia has been criticised by the SA Greens for being potentially misleading to voters.

South Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young said recipients of the message may believe they would be fined if they did not vote No.

Voters will only be fined if they do not vote at all.

Senator Hanson-Young caller for tougher restrictions on political advertising in response to the messages.

“The nasty No campaign still using dirty lies, deception and fear right to the end,” she said.

Premier casts his vote

Premier Malinauskas joined by his wife and three children arrived at Brompton voting station to cast their votes just after 10:30am local time.

The Premier said he felt “privileged to have had the opportunity to vote ‘Yes’ to the referendum.”

“What ever the outcomes of this referendum, we know they don’t come around everyday,” he said.

“This is the first referendum we’ve had in Australia this century and the country has a really clear choice before it.

“Vote yes for some positive change.

“I think it’s really unfortunate that our nations birth certificate, our constitution, is neglecting to mention the traditional owners of the land.”

Mr Malinauskas also urged Australians to cast a ‘yes’ vote to recognise the country’s history.