The end for KRudd

[Reece]

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

Never voted in the past, and not about to start.

There is a rumor that voting will soon be not compulsory, wonder if and when this happens! At the moment I wouldn't have a clue who to vote for, even if you vote for a minor group the vote will be handed on to one of the 2 main players who at the moment can't even sort out their own parties let alone manage the country!! You either vote for Devil1 or Devil2!!

[Platapus]

As long as the citizens have the option of casting a "no vote", I think compulsory voting would be a good idea.

This would have to be combined with the idea of making election day a paid day off also.

A question for our Australian people: How is compulsory voting enforced?

[TarJak]

There is no option for a No vote other than submitting a blank or invalid ballot card. Each year there is about 4-5% informal vote based on the 2001 election result and donkey voting (numbering candidates down the card from 1-n), is now less than 1%.

Through fines for not attending. You have to be enrolled to vote for them to catch you quickly otherwise if you never enroll they have to run checks from our Centrelink (Social Security), against the rolls to find people of voting age who are not registered. That slows em down by a few months but they catch up eventually.

They never prosecute unless you have racked up enough fines to make it worth taking you to court. Don't recall any recent prison sentences for non payment of the fines though.

[d@rk51d3]

Contrary to popular belief, your vote is not compulsory, and there is no way to enforce it even if it was.

What is compulsory, is to attend a booth to have your name crossed off the list.....................

that is, if you've even enrolled to vote in the first place.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

Contrary to popular belief, your vote is not compulsory, and there is no way to enforce it even if it was.

What is compulsory, is to attend a booth to have your name crossed off the list.....................

that is, if you've even enrolled to vote in the first place.

So does that mean you can enter the polling station, have your name crossed/accepted on the voting register then you can simply put your voting slip into the ballot box without having entered any preference/choice?

[d@rk51d3]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

So does that mean you can enter the polling station, have your name crossed/accepted on the voting register then you can simply put your voting slip into the ballot box without having entered any preference/choice?

Yep.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

Yep.

Isn't the voting slip coded for id purposes?

[nikimcbee]

I think you guys have a problem, your new PM looks a lot like...

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I think you have some sort of alien hybrid of this freak. She must have asexually reproduced and moved there to take over. Run for you lives tarjak, reece. Hold on to your wallets, as this alien blood-sucker will suck your wallets dry and leave you the bill.

[Reece]

I can't say who is, but she certainly isn't getting my vote!!

[krashkart]

Somewhere in Washington, a delicate old lady finger clicks a button on a remote...


LISTEN NOT TO NIKIMCBEE.... *crackle* MCBEE BRINGER OF MOLDY BAGELS AND.... *pop crackle buzzzz* ... AND AND AND AND..... *fzzzppp*



Owwww.... dang, the fillings in my teeth taste funny... What just happened?



Back in Washington...

"Bagels? You made him say 'bagels'??? Are you serious!?"
"It was a technical error, Mr. President. We have our best team working on it right now, sir."

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

Contrary to popular belief, your vote is not compulsory, and there is no way to enforce it even if it was.

What is compulsory, is to attend a booth to have your name crossed off the list.....................

that is, if you've even enrolled to vote in the first place.

Correct and have voted that way many times.

No ID on the voting cards. Voting whilst "compulsory", is also completely anomymous. If the voter or anyone else identifies the voter on the card then that vote is invalid under our system.

In terms of who to vote for, anyone other than the Ranga's team is a worthwhile vote ATM. Oh other than Family First or White is Right style of party.