Buy My "Yes" Vote

[icyfroth]

Warnings have been issued to the eBay seller trying to flog their say in the same-sex marriage postal survey for $1500.

 

A Sydneysider who is selling their ballot paper on the same-sex marriage postal survey has been warned they face possible jail time or a $2000 fine, with an independent senator saying it's making a mockery of the exercise.

The eBay listing, which has been taken down, was published on September 18 and titled, Buy My Vote.

The bid started at $1500.

"What is this plebiscite worth to you", the seller writes in the ad description.

"The reason I'm selling my vote is because either way I don't care, but thought there are people who do."

The seller promises part of the proceeds of the auction will go to help kids battling cancer.

The Australian Bueau Of Statistics, which is conducting the survey, told SBS World News it considers any submission of a survey response that's been bought or sold a criminal offence.

The offence against the Census and Statistics Act 1905 carries a maximum penalty of $2,100. The Criminal Code offence carries a maximum penalty of 12 months imprisonment,” a spokesman said.

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/09/08/same-sex-marriage-sydneysider-slammed-hawking-vote-eba...

No way this plebiscite is going to truly reflect the opinion of the general public. It's going to be so skewed.

[davidc4430]

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@gewens wrote:

Hello, everybody. Remember to stay on topic when you're posting. Irrelevant posts might be removed. Thanks. 🙂

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So we put you down as a "NO" voter shall we?

OK

[davidc4430]

Is this a plebicite or just a postal questionair? no different than if any business dose a letterbox drop asking householders to call for a free quote on re-roofing?

[bushies.girl]

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@domino-710 wrote:

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@bushies.girl wrote:

If you want to vote yes, vote yes, if ya wanna vote no, then do so, if ya dont wanna vote at all, that's your option   ...... Just respect others' choice to have a diffent opinion to you.

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In what way was that post disrespectful of anyone's opinion.

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Kudoed your post by mistake  lol

[domino-710]

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@bushies.girl wrote:

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@domino-710 wrote:

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@bushies.girl wrote:

If you want to vote yes, vote yes, if ya wanna vote no, then do so, if ya dont wanna vote at all, that's your option   ...... Just respect others' choice to have a diffent opinion to you.

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In what way was that post disrespectful of anyone's opinion.

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Kudoed your post by mistake  lol

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You can always unkudo it.

[imastawka]

Yep.  Just go back and hover over the tick to unkudo

[davidc4430]

if only we could un elect a carp govt that easy

[domino-710]

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@imastawka wrote:

Yep.  Just go back and hover over the tick to unkudo

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I'll leave yours there.

[bushies.girl]

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@davidc4430 wrote:

if only we could un elect a carp govt that easy

it w

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@davidc4430 wrote:

if only we could un elect a carp govt that easy

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@davidc4430 wrote:

if only we could un elect a carp govt that easy

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Hopefully will  happen at the next election   ... Interesting thing is that 1/2 the Libs are campaigning for a yes vote, while the other 1/2 are campaigning for a no   .... they havent a clue what they want lol 

[lyndal1838]

No-one should be asked to vote on Party lines in this case.

Everyone should entitled to vote as their conscience dictates.

It was my understanding that this is the reason for the Postal Vote or a Plebiscite....so everyone can have a conscience vote and not be tied to party politics.

[davidc4430]

seems to be an expensive pointless excercise,

unless 50.1 % of replies say NO at which point our PM will declare it a clear win for the NO vote and thats that,

but, i rekon,

if the result is 50.1 % say YES we will get told its too close to use as a guide and therefore the govt will not abide by the result.

i havent heard anything said regarding a close result or anything regarding rules of the vote, will papers with anything written on them be nul envoid like elections eg: if someone ticks YES then writes 'the govt stinks' on the paper is it still counted?