2022 Federal Election - How will you vote?

[Millky95]

just wear your "do you want a conversation about jesus?" tshirt, and everyone will ignore you

Is my election shirt

 

[Gigantic]

Significant Proportion of Voters Uncertain on Senate Preferential Voting

The Australia Institute surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,002 Australians about their Senate voting intentions and their understanding of

australiainstitute.org.au

“It is an ongoing concern that one in two Australians believe that when voting 1-6 in the Senate, that 6 ought to be beside the party you dislike more than any other, rather than your 6th most preferred choice,” said Ben Oquist, executive director of the Australia Institute.

“Put simply, to actually ‘put a party last’ on the ballot, voters must number all the boxes above the line in the order of their choice, not just six."

 

[Ned_Flanders]

A tie dyed Grateful Dead tshirt usually gets you a wide berth from certain parties.

not franga, you will get people asking if youre carrying anything that you can spare

 

[footscray1973]

Have voted several times using each method, just "borrowed" the details of unsuspecting extended family, work colleagues, etc who reside in the seat of Ballarat with me...

Nah, not really. I'm a stickler for enjoying the whole electoral experience, so will vote on the day as usual.

Ballarat is a fait accompli for ALP anyway, Catherine King had 2PP over 60% last time.

Our other candidates:

• a Greens former mayor who seems a genuine alternative, but realistically his preferences from a small vote will almost exclusively flow to King
• a ON candidate who ran in South Brisbane last time (!), and allegedly has family connections to Ballarat, but no photo on any electoral material for ON (surprise!)
• a self-described Trump fan running for UAP whose focus is "freedumb" and direct quote from her "bringing back jobs in coal"
• a Lib (lawyer) who is the son of Jim Cairns' former press secretary and gives off a strong arrogance vibe
• an AFP candidate also all about "freedumbs"
• a LibDem (lawyer) with questionable and shallow ideas
• an independent having a third go at the seat across 24 years with only a single banking pie-in-the-sky policy that he has written a book about and will solve the country's financial dependence on banks

So I can confidently number 1 and 2, then throw a blanket over the remaining 6 for numbers 3-8. Might have to be the least-nutty Ind and Lib at 3 and 4, so I can keep all the full-blown nutters in the bottom half. What a choice!

At least there is more genuine choice in the Senate!

 

[footscray1973]

A tie dyed Grateful Dead tshirt usually gets you a wide berth from certain parties.

A fluoro mankini, Akubra and gumboots gets you a wide berth from everyone at any polling booth in Ballarat. (Or so I've been told!)

 

[Billy ray]

Doesnt matter as my seat wont change as margin too wide.
But
In senate, i always number every number below the line in random order from bottom up. Makes counting time consuming

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Voting on the day, still formulating my strategy on abusing the people giving out LNP, UAP and PHON HTV cards

Maybe you can say to the UAP people "Hey banana, how much did it cost for Clive to buy your dignity?"

 

[pazza]

On the day, hoping the snags are not burnt to a crisp, actually had to look this morning to see what electorate i'm in and where i can vote. I am in Lalor, i suppose i should look and see who is running. Below is what i have to choose from, i know nothing about them, very little advertising in the mail or around my area.


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Same..but at least I know the current sitting member!

 

[Donakebab]

Maybe you can say to the UAP people "Hey banana, how much did it cost for Clive to buy your dignity?"

"Hah what dignity?!"

 

[footscray1973]

Have voted several times using each method, just "borrowed" the details of unsuspecting extended family, work colleagues, etc who reside in the seat of Ballarat with me...

Nah, not really. I'm a stickler for enjoying the whole electoral experience, so will vote on the day as usual.

Ballarat is a fait accompli for ALP anyway, Catherine King had 2PP over 60% last time.

Our other candidates:

• a Greens former mayor who seems a genuine alternative, but realistically his preferences from a small vote will almost exclusively flow to King
• a ON candidate who ran in South Brisbane last time (!), and allegedly has family connections to Ballarat, but no photo on any electoral material for ON (surprise!)
• a self-described Trump fan running for UAP whose focus is "freedumb" and direct quote from her "bringing back jobs in coal"
• a Lib (lawyer) who is the son of Jim Cairns' former press secretary and gives off a strong arrogance vibe
• an AFP candidate also all about "freedumbs"
• a LibDem (lawyer) with questionable and shallow ideas
• an independent having a third go at the seat across 24 years with only a single banking pie-in-the-sky policy that he has written a book about and will solve the country's financial dependence on banks

So I can confidently number 1 and 2, then throw a blanket over the remaining 6 for numbers 3-8. Might have to be the least-nutty Ind and Lib at 3 and 4, so I can keep all the full-blown nutters in the bottom half. What a choice!

At least there is more genuine choice in the Senate!

So, change of plan. Was out and about in Ballarat CBD tonight, so popped into the Showgrounds as pre-poll is open until 8pm. While waiting in the queue, had a chat to John Barnes, the Greens candidate and one of his volunteers, and after voting, happened to be walking past (ALP) incumbent Catherine King, so had a chat to her too, mainly regarding some boundary re-alignments that saw us moved into the Wannon electoral boundary in 2019 (nearly 200kms from Hamilton and Warrnambool!), but moved back into Ballarat this year.

As I walked away back to my car, I thought "how good is Australian democracy, where you can just stop and chat to two candidates (one a sitting federal MHR) in semi-darkness, with many people wandering past, or handing out their own party HTVs?"

Not something so easily contemplated in the Philippines, the US, or even in recent years the UK.

 

[moistie]

I will vote early and often on Saturday

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[Caesar]

Voted early as usual, I don’t like lining up on a Saturday

 

[Gough]

Voted early as usual, I don’t like lining up on a Saturday

And I'm sure Clive Palmer is grateful for his $1.50.

 

[Caesar]

And I'm sure Clive Palmer is grateful for his $1.50.

ouch

 

[Dirty Bird]

Saturday's are terrible for me

Work 6-11am, then a good chance I umpire from 12-5
Too tight to vote in that period

So I did a postal vote for the first time

Next minute - Im only umpiring from 2-5 (Not doing a double header) so I could have voted in person on the day

next minute - Get covid so am in isolation on the day - so good thing I already did a postal vote.

 

[GreekLunatic]

Voted postal lucky for me got tested positive for covid 19 on Thursday

 

[brutus76]

Voted Tuesday. 20 minute wait. Workers there said most pre poll voting they've seen ever and they were expecting a massive rush before Saturday

Legalise Cannabis Australia should get both members in (1 easy)