NEWCASTLE residents are angry and unimpressed after more than 30,000 voters details went missing after the Newcastle council elections.
A printed roll containing the personal information of voters, including home addresses and birthdays, and used to mark off electors from Ward 3, remains unaccounted, four weeks after polls closed.
Concerned resident Kelley Nagel received a notification of privacy incident letter in the mail from the NSW Electoral Commission alerting her that her details were leaked.
She has questioned the lack of security and care taken in compiling details.
"How does this just happen?," she said.
"How poor is the security and procedures at electoral booths? I am livid," she said.
Ms Nagel said the electoral commission should have the "most robust" of security.
"Particularly when the actual details are physical, tangible and can be carried away. You accept that online cyber security is a world that is challenging to manage - but to me, having robust procedures that ensure books are checked regularly is absolutely doable," she said.
Ms Nagel said she was also unimpressed by the duty put back on people of Ward 3 to follow up "mitigating the privacy fall out."
"I'm not sure how the breach occurred ... it is very bad form NSW electoral commission."
The data of 30,971 electors in City of Newcastle Ward 3 is printed on the missing roll, as at August 5, 2024.
It contains each voter's identification number, their full name, residential address, date of birth and sex.
For silent electors, their identification number, full name and sex is printed on the document.
The NSW Electoral Commission has urged those affected to be on alert for the possible misuse of their personal details.
Acting NSW Electoral Commissioner Dr Matthew Phillips said all possible action was being taken to locate the missing roll.
He confirmed all ballot papers were secure.
