BY DAKOTA TAIT
Singleton could be headed back to the polls later this year, after an online voting stuff-up locked out thousands of voters.
The Electoral Commission says the iVote system crashed at the December 4 elections, though the outcome for most councils wouldn't have changed.
But in Singleton, as well as Kempsey and Shellharbour, it's possible things could have turned out differently.
Singleton Mayor Sue Moore says her position is safe, but councillors are understandably concerned.
"Not only anxiety with that, but the cost of what they've already laid out for elections, potentially having to redo that cost again," Cr Moore said.
"Not to mention the cost of council having to pay for another election, effectively meaning ratepayer money paying for another election."
It's understood the Supreme Court will hold a hearing on February 4 to make a decision about whether to call the affected elections void.
But for the time being, Cr Moore says they'll just get on with the job.
"In the meantime, the councillors that we have now have been declared," Cr Moore said.
"We've had induction day, we've got our first meeting on the 1st of February, so we're going to play on unless the court or otherwise tells us."
