BY DAKOTA TAIT
It's unlikely Singleton will be headed back to the polls for a second council election, before the country votes on their Federal members.
Singleton, Kempsey, and Shellharbour Councils were back in the Supreme Court this week, after the Electoral Commission raised concern, a glitch in the online voting system means the December elections should be overturned.
The Commission says a number of voters were locked out when the iVote program crashed, identifying the three councils as the only ones in which the number would make a difference to the results.
But councillors say the issue wasn't their fault, and another election would be too expensive, both for their campaigns and for taxpayers.
A mathematical scientist on behalf of a Kempsey councillor also told the court, the data was unfairly interpreted and actually shows another 36 councils should also be in doubt.
Justice Robert Beech-Jones said he would continue to consider the case, but no decision would be made before the Federal election.
