Me, I'm voting for the Greens again, but however you direct your vote, whether Labor, Democrats or Socialist Alliance; whether you vote above the line or below the line in the Senate, please don't stuff it up - and please consider voting Richard Di Natale into the Senate, to help give the Greens the balance of power in the upper house and re-install the proper system of checks and balances that our so-called democracy is supposed to have.
HOW TO FILL IN YOUR BALLOT PAPER CORRECTLY
Every Australian elector has a vote in the 2007 election, but it only counts if they fill in their ballot papers correctly.
“Electors will be given two ballot papers at the polling place, and I urge you to pay careful attention when filling them out. If you do make a mistake, please ask a polling official for another ballot paper,” said Mr Ian Campbell, Electoral Commissioner.
On the House of Representatives’ green ballot paper, electors must number all the boxes in the order of their choice of candidate. No ticks or crosses should be used, no numbers repeated and no squares left blank.
The white Senate ballot paper gives electors a choice of marking 1 in one box above the line for a party or group, or numbering all the boxes below the line for each candidate in the order or their choice.
The Australian Electoral Commision has a new online ‘How to vote practice tool’ at www.aec.gov.
Electors can find out where to vote locally with the polling place locator at www.aec.gov.
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I actually fear that Rudd will just lose in a very close race. Don't know why I am thinking such crazy thoughts but it's my gut instinct.
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