Political Positionsext_758081August 23 2011, 06:32:04 UTC
I really like what you said in your second and third to last paragraphs. I'm very political (it's one of my obsessive interests) and so I follow the campaigns and the literature and all of that very closely. But my logical brain can't make sense of that point, either, and I've never heard it put that simply and logically before. Huzzah!
How to vote ... in another country
anonymous
August 23 2011, 12:11:33 UTC
There are interesting differences between countries. In Australia, all citizens over 18 must be registered and all registered voters must vote. You can be fined if you fail to vote. We get 95% turnout to our elections. We don't have voting machines - you get pieces of paper (1 for the senate, 1 for the house of representatives) and you number your local or state candidates 1,2,3... in order of preference. We don't vote for anything other than members of the legislature and referendums to change the constitution (and that's rare). We don't vote on issues like building a school, and we don't vote for our equivalents of governors or presidents - the legislature elects them. If the candidates belong to registered parties, then their party name is written alongside their name, so you can remember who to vote for more easily. We vote on a Saturday, usually at a local school or community hall. Although the vote is counted by hand, there is usual a result by about 10 or 11 PM that evening - even in a national election.
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