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Qld election 2020 live: Warning for voters ahead of wild weather - NEWS.com.au

So far Ms Palaszczuk is the clear favourite to return to government, with betting agencies and Newspoll leaning in favour of the Labor Party.

A Newspoll conducted by The Australian puts Labor at 51.5 per cent, in front of the LNP at 48.5 per cent.

Voting opened at 8am and will close at 6pm today, however, a record number of Queenslanders have voted early this year to avoid the queues.

Those that haven’t voted yet have been told to head to the polling booths now, with wild weather and “dangerous”  storms expected to lash southeast Queensland this afternoon.

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Follow along with our live election coverage below.

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A candidate for the Katter's Australian Party in Townsville has been caught on camera lashing out at a local, calling him a "liar" and a "disgrace".

The footage, obtained by Sky News, shows candidate Josh Schwarz yelling at a voter this morning.

"You liar! You absolute liar. You're a disgrace," Mr Schwarz is seen yelling at the man.

"How dare you? That is disgraceful."

It is not clear exactly what the confrontation was about but the local man is heard repeatedly referencing "uranium stickers".

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Mr Schwarz is running for the seat of Townsville, where he has lived for more than 20 years.

On the Katter's Australian Party website, the candidate describes himself as "smart, hard working a dedicated to bringing change to Townsville".

Queensland has recorded zero new COVID-19 cases as residents head to the polling booths.

There are still four active cases across the state.

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One of the best parts about elections is grabbing a celebratory democracy sausage after casting your vote.

However, not every polling booth will have a delicious sausage sizzle available.

But fear not, as there is a team of Aussies dedicated to mapping out each democracy sausage site so you can see exactly where you can get one.

The Democracy Sausage website asks people to notify them when there is a sausage sizzle available at a polling booth. This site is then added to the map, which can be accessed here.

Here are some voters who have already snapped up their democracy sausage.

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington have been out in the community chatting with voters.

Ms Palaszczuk visited a polling booth in Aspley, Brisbane, chatting with voters alongside the electorate's Labor MP Bart Mellish.

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While the premier chose to remain close to home, Ms Frecklington took a vastly different approach.

The opposition leader chose to cast her vote in Townsville, which is more than 1200km away from her electorate in Nanango, in Queensland's South Burnett Region.

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Voters in southeast Queensland have been warned to get to the voting booths early, with wild weather expected to bring heavy rain, hail and possibly dangerous storms to the area.

Anyone planning to head to their nearest polling site this afternoon could risk battling thunderstorms and even giant hail in order to place their vote.

The Bureau of Meteorology warned yesterday that "very dangerous thunderstorms" were forming around southeast Queensland, with hail bigger than 5cm and winders of more than 125km/h expected for the area.

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Chief Meteorologist for Sky News, Tom Saunders, also warned of "explosive storm development" in the afternoon.

"[There is a] high chance of thunderstorms and it's guaranteed we are going to see severe storms around southeast Queensland in the afternoon and the evening," he said.

"We have a very unstable atmosphere. We'll have organised thunderstorms with damaging winds, heavy rain, flash flooding, hail. There is the risk of supercell storms.

"It is the most dangerous type of storm and it can produce large hail, sometimes giant hail, along with damaging winds and the heavy rainfall."

Bureau Meteorologist James Thompson told the Courier Mail that the storms likely won't hit until the afternoon, saying the "best chance of clear weather is now and through this morning".

Many Queenslanders have already submitted their votes early, but for those that haven't it might be a good idea to get down to the voting booths now or make sure to pack a raincoat.

Eastern parts of Australia have been hit by storms over the past week, with rain, lightning and hail lashing Queensland, the Northern Territory and NSW.

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Polling booths across Queensland have not long opened, but it's possible the outcome of today's election could already be decided.

A record number of people voted early this year, with more than 60 per cent of registered voters already making their choice.

As of 3.30pm on Friday more than 1,210,000 people had already cast their vote.

This compares to over 1,200,000 early voters in the 2020 local government elections, and 740,000 in the 2017 State general election.

It is believed early voting numbers were boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many Queenslanders wanting to avoid queues at polling booths today.

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Annastacia Palaszczuk and the Labor Party are the clear favourites to return to government, with betting agencies narrowing their odds even further.

After being outsiders in early July at $2.10, Labor has been heavily supported by punters at $1.20 at TAB to win today's Queensland election.

Labor opened at $2 to win when TAB offered betting on February 25, before easing to $2.10 which was available until July 13.

TAB says the party has received almost 80 per cent of overall support, with one punter placing $10,000 at $1.28 on October 19 on Ms Palaszczuk and Labor to remain in power.

Labor stalwart Grace Grace could become the second casualty to the Greens alongside Jackie Trad tomorrow if the bookmakers are on the money, meaning Ms Palaszczuk could have to do a deal to form government.

The Labor Party’s return to government could come at the cost of two key seats in inner-city Brisbane.

Ms Grace, who holds the seat of McConnel, could join Ms Trad, the one-time deputy premier and controversial South Brisbane MP, on the outer should the Greens prove the punters right and pick up the two seats.

Either the LNP or Labor need 47 seats to form a majority government. Labor holds 48, the LNP has 43, Katter’s Australian Party has three, One Nation and Greens have one apiece, and Noosa is held by an independent.

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Queensland goes to the polls on Saturday, and with voting being compulsory you don’t want to forget and cop a fine.

If you don’t vote you will cop a $133 fine.

Luckily, finding a polling booth near you is easy. Voting opens at 8am and closes at 6pm.

You can find the closest polling booth near you by heading to the Electoral Commission Queensland website.

If you’re not sure what electorate you’re in, simply enter your home address and it will tell you.

There are more 1300 polling booths across the state, the majority offering a democracy sausage.

So there’s really no excuse to get that fine.

Once at a polling booth, head to the issuing officer table where your identity will be confirmed and you will be issued a ballot paper.

Then head to a voting booth to cast your vote in private before finally putting it in one of the ballot boxes.

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