维多利亚州议会通过法案废除了集团投票券制度，这一决定将对包括Georgie Purcell在内的微型政党议员造成重大冲击。[1]该法案以33票赞成、4票反对的结果获得通过。[1]
集团投票券制度曾允许选民仅在票卷上方选择一个政党，由该政党负责分配其余的偏好。[1]新规则改变了这一做法，要求选民必须在上方至少为五个政党按偏好顺序编号。[1]维多利亚州立法委员会是澳大利亚仅存使用这一制度的上议院，此举标志着该系统在该州的终结。[1]微型政党议员在下次选举中将面临更严峻的连任困难。[1]
Victoria's parliament has passed legislation to eliminate the group voting ticket system, a move that will significantly reshape the electoral landscape for minor party representatives. The bill passed with a vote of 33 in favor and 4 against [1], ending a mechanism that had long allowed voters to cast their ballot by selecting only a single party at the top of their ballot paper, with that party then allocating subsequent preferences on their behalf [1].
Under the new electoral rules, voters will be required to number at least five parties in order of preference on the upper house ballot [1]. This change is particularly significant because Victoria's upper chamber, the Legislative Council, was Australia's sole remaining house using the group voting ticket system [1]. Microparty MPs, including Georgie Purcell, now face considerable difficulty in securing re-election under this reformed voting framework [1].