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[nonduplicity]

Brumby = goooooorne but will Baillieu do any better or do we not really care as long as Brumby is not our Premier for another three years?

ETA 11.50PM: So I posted this soon after Antony Green made his first "A Liberal Government is likely" prediction on the ABC. What do we think now? Hung parliament or will Baillieu win government?

Comments

[epic_cakes]

I didn't vote, I forgot. Shows how much attention I pay to things. Ah well, I'll pay the $20 fine and move on.

[ethylk]

That is unOzstraylian.

[epic_cakes]

\m/

[flyslip]

Still a $20 fine down there is it? I didn't vote in the last Queensland election (due to the fact I lived OVERSEAS) and the fuckers wanted to slam me $50; that was over $100 by the time I got back. I told them to get stuffed. They eventually saw my way of thinking.

[epic_cakes]

It was $20 when my partner didnt vote in the last election (she was in the hospital).

[andricongirl]

the federal election its $20 if you have a real reason ,being in hospital is a valid reason, $50 for being lazy etc.

Initially the Australian Electoral Commission will write to all apparent non-voters requesting that they either provide a reason for their failure to vote or pay a $20 penalty.

If, within 21 days, the apparent non-voter fails to reply, cannot provide a valid and sufficient reason or declines to pay the penalty, then prosecution proceedings may be instigated. If the matter is dealt with in court and the person is found guilty, he or she may be fined up to $50 plus court costs.

[rain_and_snow]

They didn't have postal votes back then/up there?

[flyslip]

Not ones that actually worked when one had an overseas address, no. We are talking about the state of Queensland, here. And no, I don't reside here by choice. I don't even call it "living".

(And this is directed to the children of this thread: you know who you are, you've jumped up to be counted, after all...) You know, being sniped at by a bunch of vindictive children? Gets old, real fast. Fucking let it go, you babies. (Or is it "bitch at the chick who would have voted Liberal, because that's all you have in the way of protest" week? Yeah, that's probably it. Save your breath, go whine at your "esteemed leader" for being a lame duck. He'll take it on board much more than I will your stupid, whiny vitriol against anyone who DARES to have lived longer than you twerps!)

Mod

[nonduplicity]

....

You have got to be freaking kidding me.

Actually, your sniping, shit-flinging and vitriol has gone far enough. You started this, you didn't let this go. You've used an otherwise relevant reply to have yet another go.

Enough. Consider this your first and last warning.

Everyone else: Keep it on topic and non-personal please.

Thanks!

[rain_and_snow]

Sweetie, I don't care what you voted.

And we're being sniped at by you. Not a big difference, I guess.

Who is the 'esteemed leader' you speak of?

Maybe you should go speak to yours, as he'll take it better than anyone who dares to have lived longer than we?

Ageism gets old real fast.

[rain_and_snow]

Sorry mod, I read your comment after I posted.
:(

[nonduplicity]

Fine is currently $60. What if I didn’t vote?

[epic_cakes]

My partner got a $20 fine for not voting for a PM. Seems odd to fine more for a shitty local election.

[alexthedevil]

If you did not vote in the 2010 State election you will receive an 'apparent failure to vote' notice in late February 2011, asking for your explanation.

Don't worry, you have til Feb to come up with a brilliant way to tell them that you care so much you forgot.

Seriously, it takes them 3 months to go 'oh wait, sapphybelle didn't vote?"

[epic_cakes]

I can always write back and say I did and they must have crossed out the wrong name :P

[alexthedevil]

Apparently there was some fuck up in North Melbourne where they had a bunch of people already marked as having voted, my friend had to sign a declaration saying she hadn't voted already. Defeats the purpose of this whole anonymous vote thing..