topic Re: HAVE YOU VOTED ? in Community Spirit

HAVE YOU VOTED ?

newstart2380 — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 05:26:24 GMT

Went to the local council chambers and all done and dusted (sighs of relief)

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purplecarrot-top — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 05:31:59 GMT

Yep two weeks ago.

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12elliemellie — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 05:32:32 GMT

Which one are you newstart?

Early vote: in person or by post

You can vote early either in person or by post if on election day you:

are outside the electorate where you are enrolled to vote
are more than 8km from a polling place
are travelling
are unable to leave your workplace to vote
are seriously ill, infirm or due to give birth shortly (or caring for someone who is)
are a patient in hospital and can't vote at the hospital
have religious beliefs that prevent you from attending a polling place
are in prison serving a sentence of less than three years or otherwise detained
are a silent elector
have a reasonable fear for your safety.

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*mrgrizz* — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 05:32:44 GMT

yes six times now

lets see how well they cross reference

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catsnknots — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 06:50:12 GMT

@12elliemellie wrote:
Which one are you newstart?

Early vote: in person or by post
You can vote early either in person or by post if on election day you:
are outside the electorate where you are enrolled to vote
are more than 8km from a polling place
are travelling
are unable to leave your workplace to vote
are seriously ill, infirm or due to give birth shortly (or caring for someone who is)
are a patient in hospital and can't vote at the hospital
have religious beliefs that prevent you from attending a polling place
are in prison serving a sentence of less than three years or otherwise detained
are a silent elector
have a reasonable fear for your safety.

actually lots of people have already voted... you can just go and vote early... 400,000 people in QLD already have... you do not need to be in any of those catergories any more.

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azureline** — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 06:53:23 GMT

My daughter has as she is working. I will wait til the day as I can't decide.

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newstart2380 — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 07:29:36 GMT

@12elliemellie wrote:
Which one are you newstart?

Early vote: in person or by post
You can vote early either in person or by post if on election day you:
are outside the electorate where you are enrolled to vote
are more than 8km from a polling place
are travelling
are unable to leave your workplace to vote
are seriously ill, infirm or due to give birth shortly (or caring for someone who is)
are a patient in hospital and can't vote at the hospital
have religious beliefs that prevent you from attending a polling place
are in prison serving a sentence of less than three years or otherwise detained
are a silent elector
have a reasonable fear for your safety.

All of the above

Re: HAVE YOU VOTED ?

newstart2380 — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 07:31:00 GMT

@newstart2380 wrote:
@12elliemellie wrote:
Which one are you newstart?

Early vote: in person or by post
You can vote early either in person or by post if on election day you:
are outside the electorate where you are enrolled to vote
are more than 8km from a polling place
are travelling
are unable to leave your workplace to vote
are seriously ill, infirm or due to give birth shortly (or caring for someone who is)
are a patient in hospital and can't vote at the hospital
have religious beliefs that prevent you from attending a polling place
are in prison serving a sentence of less than three years or otherwise detained
are a silent elector
have a reasonable fear for your safety.
All of the above

No sorry, seriously I just did because I could and you don't need a reason.

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joz*garage — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 07:39:34 GMT

yep, mailed it off last night (can't remember if i gave a reason in the application form)

but ive been voting via AP for years, its an easier option for me

mebbe in the future, internet voting will be another option

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not_an_eloi — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 07:47:28 GMT

heads up: if you're concerned about privacy, never vote postal, if the form is sent back to the candidate

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purplecarrot-top — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 07:50:38 GMT

Received and sent back to AEC.

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azureline** — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 07:52:25 GMT

My daughter says she has now changed her mind, lol

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lyndal1838 — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 08:00:09 GMT

@not_an_eloi wrote:

heads up: if you're concerned about privacy, never vote postal, if the form is sent back to the candidate

We get our application forms through the local member's office but the actual voting papers come from the AEC and are returned to the AEC....nothing to do with the candidates.

One thing I do object to now is the fact that there is no outer envelope....the envelope that goes through the mail contains our full names and addresses, secret question and answer and signature. An open invitation to identity theft and rigging of voting. I always enclose my voting envelope in a plain envlope.

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i-once-was-bump — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 10:20:47 GMT

I voted yesterday and I did so because I don't have to queue up and they have chairs but this time there was a queue and no chairs.

I probably would have been better off if I waited until Saturday.

It is the first time I have not had to sign a declaration to vote early.

(Then I went to the nearby shopping centre and waited about 5 minutes to use the disabled toilet and finally out comes a perfectly fit and healthy looking man {yes, I know, don't judge a book by its cover} and did that toilet stink, it was so bad I decided to wait 10 minutes before going in.)