City council election court case reopened for new evidence

Former Adelaide City councillor Alex Hyde will be allowed to reopen a court case over the last council election, nearly two years after the ballot he wants declared void.

Sep 17, 2024, updated Oct 28, 2024
Former Adelaide City councillor Alex Hyde is seeking to overturn the results of the 2022 council election. Photo: Tony Lewis / InDaily
Former Adelaide City councillor Alex Hyde is seeking to overturn the results of the 2022 council election. Photo: Tony Lewis / InDaily

District Court Judge Michael Burnett has agreed to reopen the case between Hyde, the electoral commissioner and Adelaide City councillor Jing Li to allow Hyde’s legal team to include new documents they’ve discovered.

Jing Li was elected as a Central Ward councillor at the last council election in November 2022, while Hyde, a former Deputy Lord Mayor, lost his seat. In December 2022, Hyde lodged a petition with the court to declare the election void.

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