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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
how do you aussies vote?
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Well, I'm too young to, but I have a good idea of it.
Elections are always on Saturdays here - the state election is on the last one in November every four years (this year is one), the federal one can happen at pretty much any time but is usually every three years.
Voting's compulsory if you're over 18, and we make it easy to do so - voting centres are always at schools.
You go to the roll and get your name ticked off (once you've done that, you
can go home without getting fined), then you go into a booth with two sheets of paper:
*one is for the lower house; you have to number every candidate from most to least preferred
*one is for the upper house; you can either number six boxes above a line for your preferred parties or as many as you like below the line for your preferred candidates.
It seems to work.