Voted early - way to go.

[Lappa]

UWent and voted this morning. About 20 others had the same idea :D
The scrutineer signed me off on a computer which only took seconds the find me and verified I hadn’t voted before. I asked him was this new and he said computers are only used on pre polling - on Election day they go back to the paper based method :oo:
How archaic is that?

[BobL]

Went and voted this morning. About 20 others had the same idea :D
The scrutineer signed me off on a computer which only took seconds the find me and verified I hadn’t voted before. I asked him was this new and he said computers are only used on pre poling - on Election day they go back to the paper based method :oo:
How archaic is that?

I agree - poor use of technology but given the way the census went I don't blame them.
I bet Hauwei could do it :D

They still cross check later if you have voted twice
From a ABC new report


Mr Diak said there was no evidence of organised multiple voting in Australia, but the AEC checks and compares voter lists at the end of every election."We compare all of the voter lists at the conclusion of the election and we identify any non-voters or any other apparent dual marks where a person may have voted twice," he said.
If someone is suspected of voting more than once, they'll be contacted by the AEC and asked to explain.
If there's evidence they did so intentionally, the matter will be referred to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and they could face a hefty fine or imprisonment.
In 2013, around 7,700 cases of suspected multiple voting were referred to the AFP, but no-one was prosecuted

[skot]

Wife & I did pre poll voting last week as we will be interstate on Election day and it was so much quicker than lining up on the day. As for the How to Vote cards....I reject all of them and as they try to pass me a leaflet, I politely say "Thank you but I'm 60 yo next week..this is not my first rodeo and I know how to fill out a ballot paper by now"

[FenceFurniture]

Voted early - way to go....

....early on the day, that is :;

Pulled up at 7:59, parked right at the gate, and there was only one blowfly there! She was a Bluebottle so maybe that shows extra commitment, or perhaps desperation?

Using the ABC news site yesterday I was able to write down my voting preferences and take it with me. There might have been 15 people before me, so after perhaps 2 minutes in the Q I had my forms, and because I had worked out what I wanted to do I only had to stand at the cardboard desk for about a minute (most of which was wrestling the Senate form into submission).

So out for a B&E roll in record time, and bugger me they weren't ready yet! Had to go and buy some milk and return - running the blowfly brigade again - and got my B&E which was truly excellent.

I noted that by then (8:40) there was no Q at all to vote, but the Greenbottles and Red Weevils had arrived - musta bin the smell of bacon. Very pleasing to see that there were no Giant Yellow Robber Flies (https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&channel=crow&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=wEbfXJyXJ6GKmgfvhKOIBA&q=Giant+Yellow+Robber+Fly&oq=Giant+Yellow+Robber+Fly&gs_l=img.3..35i39.236002.238936..240174...0.0..0.274.1025.0j3j2......1....2j1..gws-wiz-img.hpUjFc9tVzM#imgrc=Mnw4plz9aV0-eM:) there (can't believe how appropriate that name is...except they have a slender abdomen), nor any Flame Skimmer Orange Dragonflies (https://www.google.com/search?q=which+fly+is+orange&client=firefox-b-d&channel=crow&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=WpfkSZPjrZCBrM%253A%252CP8jxsraR05SqfM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kReAqmvElgouwI7vE3hUtJ5K11Flg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjizYrc3qPiAhWi_XMBHfDSBn4Q9QEwCHoECAkQCA#imgrc=2XiBDn3uoHCE6M:&vet=1) (another singularly appropriate name) and no other parasitic Wasps.

Maybe the lack of Qs is a function of so many people pre-polling this time, but I sure hope all those early votes don't slow down Antony Green tonight.


MAY THE BEST MAN WIN!
No, wait, there is no best man.

[chambezio]

Our family legend has it that on voting day Grand Father would wait until 2 minutes before closing to register his "deciding vote" so the right party would be "in"

[FenceFurniture]

This is an email I sent to a mate in Spain just now, and bears repeating here.

This is quite remarkable: it's exactly half a century since the Don's Party Election of 1969! (ok, 49½ years)



Have a look at this news article (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-18/1969-federal-election-was-comedy-of-errors-in-tally-room/11124594), and watch the vids.



"That board is wrong!"
I'll say that board was wrong. 62 to Labor, 47 to Coalition, and 14 in doubt meant that Labor only had to pick up one more seat to win (125 seats then, compared to 151 now).
What in fact happened was that not only did all of those 14 in doubt go to the Coalition, but 3 of Labor's 62 seats also went to them, and Gough missed out by 4 seats. No other parties or Independents won seats - just Labor and Coalition.



Here are some stats I put together. Fraser holds the top two places for the % of seats won.


<tbody>

# SEATS
ALP
Coalition
OTHERS
Majority
% SEATS


1961
122
60
62

2
51%


1963
124
52
72

20
58%


1966
124
41
82
1
40
66%


1969
125
59
66

7
53%


1972
125
67
58

9
54%


1974
127
66
61

5
52%


1975
127
36
90
1
53
71%


1977
124
38
85
1
46
69%


1980
125
51
74

23
59%


1983
125
75
50

25
60%


1984
148
82
65
1
16
55%


1987
148
86
62

24
58%


1990
148
78
69
1
8
53%


1993
147
80
64
2
13
54%


1996
148
49
93
6
38
63%


1998
148
67
80
1
12
54%


2001
150
65
81
4
12
54%


2004
150
60
86
4
22
57%


2007
150
83
65
2
16
55%


2010
150
72
72
6
-6
48%


2013
150
55
90
5
30
60%


2016
150
69
76
5
2
51%


2019
151
We're
working
on
it
:D

</tbody>

[damian]

This was in the front yard of a neighbour down the road. Perfect summary of modern politics.

Note in the table above Fraser's victory of 75. One of the biggest wins in our history by what was then the most hated man in Australia. Australians vote for stability above all else.

[Glider]

Australians vote for stability above all else.

I think it was P J Keating who said "In a two horse race, always back self interest".

mick