Down for the count: SA votes excluded from final tally in Boothby

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In the marginal seat of Boothby in South Australia, three thousand pre-poll votes have been discounted because of evidence of misconduct by AEC officials. The votes would’ve increased the Liberals’ lead in this seat, but would things have been different if these votes had gone in the other direction? Would the AEC have scrapped the tampered box of votes so readily if it decided the fate of Boothby?

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