atw: Re: OT: WARNING: Recruiter advertisements are ONLY trawling for resumes for tender responses!
- From: Bob Trussler <bob.trussler@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:22:02 +1000
Terry,
When I worked at a polling booth - once in about 1986 - preferences were
counted AS FAR AS NEEDED. This meant that they could be used well past the
first three.
>not that my one vote matters much<
Your one vote does count
- Coogee in a NSW state by-election in about 1973 where the final result
was almost a tie with candidate A getting ONE MORE vote. There was a
recount and candidate B got one more vote. Then there was an all-in state
election.
- Spain had a general election and the winning party won by one seat AND
the last seat counted was won by one vote!
I usually vote using the preferential system
1 - Sun Ripened Warm Tomato Party (yes, that was a genuine party in the
ACT)
or Ivor F (Spelling Reform Party in NSW Senate)
or Lets Have A Party
or similar crazy party who I want to get into at least double figures so
the major parties will notice them.
2 - vote for the major party of my choice.
So much fun and, worryingly, so few people understand how it all works.
Just look at us lot.
Bob T
On 16 August 2012 14:48, Kath Bowman <Kath.Bowman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> At the last election I did my usual thing of voting below the line for the
> Senate election. I start at both ends, and hope they meet in the middle
> with no errors. Last time, I somehow mucked it up, so took my ballot slip
> back to the desk and asked for another one. This is exactly what the
> adverts leading up to the election told you to do. Well, it was like asking
> for a bar of gold. I had to stand my ground and insist on a new paper
> (which I got) but it was hard going. ****
>
> I used to help my mother fill in the forms (she was blind) and she voted
> below the line too. I seemed to spend ages in the booth filling in ballots,
> but there is something inherently satisfying about putting some
> people/parties at the bottom!****
>
> ** **
>
> Cheers****
>
> Kath ****
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Kent, Christine
> *Sent:* Thursday, 16 August 2012 1:46 PM
> *To:* austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* atw: Re: OT: WARNING: Recruiter advertisements are ONLY
> trawling for resumes for tender responses!****
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> The amazing thing is that in the senate votes, virtually no-one knows
> where the preferences go if you put the ‘1’ for the party above the line.
> At the last two elections I’ve asked the booth staff and all of the folk
> handing out how-to-votes. Nobody knew and the only people who were able to
> rummage out the info were the Greens. ****
>
> ** **
>
> Get-Up actually did provide information on this an election or two back –
> they made a big thing of it. ****
>
> ** **
>
> Easy answer for both upper and lower house is to number the whole damn lot
> yourself. I always do that just to make sure the parties cannot do corrupt
> deals to determine where my vote goes – not that my one vote matters much
> but one can always hope the idea goes into the group mind.****
>
> ** **
>
> I also understand that preferences only flow down 3 levels, so if you have
> 5 or 6 on your card, I don’t recall exactly, you can number those you know
> have no chance whatever of winning as 1, 2 and 3, and after that, your vote
> is tossed – doesn’t actually make logical sense, but one can live in hope
> that it works that way. Does anyone know if it still works this way?****
>
> ** **
>
> Williamstown was a great electorate for this. Their right wing candidate
> was the labor candidate and everyone else – and there were usually lot,
> were further left than labor (not hard these days). You knew the labor
> candidate was going to win so you picked any other three as 1, 2, 3 etc –
> with the labor candidate the last preference.****
>
> ** **
>
> So, it is now unlawful to vote with clear intention, but you can vote the
> lazy way and not know who’s getting your vote. Great!! (where’s that new
> sarcastic font?)****
>
> ** **
>
> Cheers,****
>
> Terry****
>
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Bob Trussler
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