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Massive numbers of people have voted in advance this election. Lots of reminders for people to vote NOW over the last fortnight. That includes my brother, who is travelling outside his electorate today. I am vanishingly unlikely to forget to vote and I like the atmosphere of election day. I like walking to the local school and seeing people coming in and out of the polling booth; it's one occasion to walk around my area and feel involved in things.
And I like making my mark with the orange pen and getting my sticker. The first time I voted in a national election I accidentally got some orange ink on my finger in the booth, and since then I've made sure to come away with a bit of orange on me so I really feel like I've done my bit.
Beautiful sunny spring day today, that's good for turnout, and it sounds like the youth vote is up a bit, so there's some hope for progress. We'll see.
And I like making my mark with the orange pen and getting my sticker. The first time I voted in a national election I accidentally got some orange ink on my finger in the booth, and since then I've made sure to come away with a bit of orange on me so I really feel like I've done my bit.
Beautiful sunny spring day today, that's good for turnout, and it sounds like the youth vote is up a bit, so there's some hope for progress. We'll see.
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Date: 2017-09-23 08:06 am (UTC)Local council, state or Federal election? ^_^
Thank you for voting! ^_^ <3
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Date: 2017-09-24 06:33 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2017-09-24 06:51 am (UTC)My partner is Australian and in the first federal election after he moved over here, he had to go to a Justice of the Peace and get his vote witnessed and send it over - and I think he had to go to the Australian consulate to get the forms in the first place - and after all that bother I think the paperwork didn't make it to Australia in time and he was fined anyway. But he's lived here long enough now that he's excused from voting there and can vote in NZ elections instead.
The whole concept of compulsory voting is strange to me, and non-compulsory voting was very strange to him the first time!
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Date: 2017-09-23 09:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-09-24 06:40 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2017-09-23 11:16 am (UTC)I really, really hope there's some change this year.
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Date: 2017-09-24 06:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-09-24 08:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-09-24 09:01 am (UTC)For future reference: how much training is involved? Police checks or anything?
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Date: 2017-09-24 10:07 am (UTC)