SA Election Staff Not Paid On Time

Some election workers in South Australia have not been paid yet.

In short:

The South Australian Electoral Commission says sorry for the delay in paying some staff.

There were many problems during the recent state election, like technical issues that caused long lines.

What's next?

The commission will review what went wrong, including the pay delay.

The Electoral Commission in South Australia is sorry that some staff have not been paid yet.

An official from the commission said some staff have not been paid for their work on election day.

The official said these staff should have been paid this week, but there were delays.

The commission is working to pay all staff as soon as possible.

A polling booth manager said he has not been paid and knows others who are waiting.

He said many workers are going to have a hard time over Easter because they have not been paid.

A friend of his, who is on a pension, was also not paid and needs the money.

The manager hopes staff get paid soon, but this will not stop him from working in elections again.

He said working in an election is rewarding, like working in a busy restaurant.

The South Australian election was on March 21.

A local man said he worked 13 hours on election day and has not been paid yet.

He is not sure how much he is owed, but thinks it is several hundred dollars.

He was looking forward to the money, but now he is unsure when he will get it.

He did not get important papers until a week and a half after the election.

He trusted he would get paid, but is worried about how long it will take.

He thinks the election was disorganized and hopes the commission will look into what went wrong.

He wants the commission to make sure this does not happen again.

Pay will be part of a review

The cause of the pay delay will be part of a big review of the election.

The recent election had many problems, like technical issues that caused long lines.

The premier said understaffing might have been a cause of the problems.

There were long lines at many polling booths on election day.

The premier said there were more challenges in this election than in the past.

Understaffing was one of the issues, and people had to wait a long time to vote.

The opposition leader asked if the Electoral Commission has enough resources.

She said the commission needs to be able to count votes quickly.