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Zack Polanski did not vote in local elections, Green Party says
Key takeaways
- The party said he "fell short of time" to update his address on the electoral register after moving in "as a lodger in rented accommodation" when his plans to move elsewhere fell through.
- Polanski previously told Hackney mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett "you have my vote" in a video on 3 May.
- A Green Party spokesperson previously told the Times, which first reported on the story, that Polanski may have used a postal vote in Hackney after he was seen campaigning in Wales on polling day.
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Jack Fenwickand Alicia Curry Reuters Zack Polanksi has faced "heightened intrusion and safety risk" since becoming leader, his party said earlier Green Party leader Zack Polanski did not vote in last week's local elections in London, a spokesperson has said.
The party said he "fell short of time" to update his address on the electoral register after moving in "as a lodger in rented accommodation" when his plans to move elsewhere fell through.
Polanski previously told Hackney mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett "you have my vote" in a video on 3 May.
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