Daniel Andrews asked federal Labor to take over Victorian preselections - The Age

The next federal election could be held as early as July next year and no later than March 2022, while Victorians will not go to the polls at a state level until November 26, 2022.

A leaked draft document from Tuesday afternoon's national executive committee meeting, seen by The Age, reveals the planned depths of the federal intervention, following calls from Mr Andrews and federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese for swift and decisive action.

In a letter to national secretary Paul Ericksen, Mr Andrews said he had "no confidence in the integrity" of "any voting roles" for internal elections within the Victorian branch.

"Accordingly, we must suspend those elections and begin a long and critical process of validating each and every member as genuine, consenting, self-funding party members," he wrote.

"I cannot accept yet another review that, while well-intentioned, cannot and will not deliver the profound reform that is required."

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The national executive has asked Mr Bracks and Ms Macklin to provide an initial report into the party's membership by the end of July, and work with the current state secretary and the Victorian branch president to develop integrity measures.

"The scoping report should also include processes for consulting with the party membership," the draft document says.

The final report from the Bracks-Macklin review is expected by November 1 this year and will include recommendations on how the branch should be "restructured and reconstituted".

Under the plans, expected to be rubber-stamped by a full meeting of the national executive on Wednesday night, the current officials and staff of the Victorian branch will report to Mr Bracks and Ms Macklin.

Marlene Kairouz, the Gambling and Liquor Licensing Minister, became the third frontbench casualty of the scandal, quitting her job after The Age revealed more branch-stacking activities the Kororoit MP had worked on with Mr Somyurek.

Mr Somyurek was sacked from the ministry on Monday morning, after the explosive revelations of his branch-stacking activities were aired, with his close factional ally Mr Scott resigning later that day.

The three have been locked out of their parliamentary offices as anti-corruption investigators visited the home of Mr Somyurek on Tuesday.

On another dramatic day in state politics, the government, while answering questions on the preservation of evidence, confirmed that "exclusions had been placed" on Mr Somyurek, Robin Scott and Marlene Kairouz entering their offices without supervision.

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