Former SA leader’s comeback in doubt as funding ruled out | Stateline | ABC NEWS
Former SA Liberal Party leader David Speirs is not eligible to receive public campaign funding if he chooses to run at the upcoming election, the state’s electoral commission says.
Speirs resigned from parliament in October 2024 while facing drugs charges, but has yet to declare whether he will run.
Constitutional law expert Joe McIntyre says Speirs’s drug supply convictions mean he is ineligible to nominate for election.
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