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For the First Time

grandmoon — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 00:59:12 GMT

While voting I had to ask for another voting paper.

There was a woman in the next booth to me who had her child with her and she was explaining to him how to vote and she said to him write 10 in this box and i lost concentration and wrote down 10 and I then had 2 no 10's

Re: For the First Time

clair.de.lune — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 00:54:58 GMT

you are speechless?

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clair.de.lune — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 00:56:18 GMT

you have nothing to say?

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clair.de.lune — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 00:57:49 GMT

dumbfounded?

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grandmoon — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 01:06:33 GMT

My computer is playing up

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freshwater-2 — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 03:14:39 GMT

She shouldn't have been speaking to the child or anyone else........silence is the method for voting and not making other voters lose their concentration, especially for the senate vote......and holding up people in the queue.

I would have shhhhh her.

Re: For the First Time

freakiness — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 04:19:40 GMT

@freshwaterbeach wrote:
She shouldn't have been speaking to the child or anyone else........silence is the method for voting and not making other voters lose their concentration, especially for the senate vote......and holding up people in the queue.
I would have shhhhh her.

Yeah, there should be a fence outside to tie the children up to so they can't distract voters.

Re: For the First Time

alexander*beetle — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 04:20:33 GMT

Had a similar thing. What I found really sad was hearing people say they couldn't be bothered filling in below the line. We then deserve the government we get. A few minutes every 3 years to determine how our country should be run is not a lot to ask. We should feel privileged we have the choice.

One woman next to me complained the whole time and made it clear she was only going above the line and whinged and wailed about the size of the paper. I came close to telling her to shut up but held my tongue.

Re: For the First Time

freshwater-2 — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 05:02:07 GMT

The child wasn't the distraction.....the mother was.

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cherry*135 — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 05:16:32 GMT

I dislike those small carboard booths they expect you to stand in, all very close to each other.. I am sure there were better booths in the old days! Someone left three different parties how to vote cards in the booth I got, so I ditched them over the rope.

It was a fairly small room that I voted in yesterday and it was not quiet in there... booths were close to where you get ticked off on one side on the other side behind a rope were official staff doing stuff and talking.

Re: For the First Time

cherry*135 — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 05:17:34 GMT

100+ candidates (NSW) below the line is a lot to number.

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nicnacs_4u — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 05:26:02 GMT

Voted early(by my standards) at 10.00am and was very surprised how long the queue was to vote..speaking to my neighbour who got there at 8.00am it was the same then ....can`t ever remember having to stand in such a long line to vote ever before...

Re: For the First Time

azureline** — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 05:48:00 GMT

My Oh has just gone now to vote..................... I think he is going to vote for Peter Beatie

Re: For the First Time

twinkles**stars — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 08:01:39 GMT

@nicnacs_4u wrote:
Voted early(by my standards) at 10.00am and was very surprised how long the queue was to vote..speaking to my neighbour who got there at 8.00am it was the same then ....can`t ever remember having to stand in such a long line to vote ever before...

We went expecting long queues like last time but it was empty, so in and out in no time. Although the man couldn't locate my name in which case I had to help him lol

Re: For the First Time

j*oono — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 08:14:30 GMT

He had probably never heard of anyone called Twinkles before.

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azureline** — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 08:15:41 GMT

OH voted he said the line was non existant. For the very first time he voted Labor.......I am in shock.

Re: For the First Time

joz*garage — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 14:39:40 GMT

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poddster — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 14:56:54 GMT

Joz, You have made my day.

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joz*garage — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 15:10:04 GMT

its a remarkable piece isn't it pod, such a beautiful voice, cheers

Re: For the First Time

*elizabeths-mum* — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 22:57:08 GMT

I worked on the election yesterday and gave out 7 replacement papers, to quite embarrassed people. It's better that you get your say correctly than end up accidentally voting informal.

QLD had 82 below the line and a lot of people (particularly oldies) found it overwhelming.