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[-] hangonasecond@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

You are allowed to cast an empty ballot, or write in a candidate who isn't running. You just have to participate. When you go, you get marked off an electoral roll. Those people who don't show up get a fine in the mail of something like a couple of hundred dollars. Not bad in isolation but this applies to state, federal and local elections so about 3 times in a 3-5 year period, for something which takes all of 15 minutes out of your day.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

I very much prefer California then, which mails every registered voter a return-postage-paid ballot and provides locked ballot boxes if you prefer, as well as having in-person voting places. I mail mine in, at least a week early, and if I didn't get the text notifications I could walk in and do provisional. My spouse is basically bedbound but can vote from home.

[-] hangonasecond@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I think we can request to vote by post although I'm not really sure. We can vote early in person though, and many people do

[-] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

We can. And pre-poll votes. We don't need to mail forms to everyone as most people can and will make it to a polling place on the day.

We can also vote out of state or from outside the country at an embassy or High Commission

[-] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

And you can buy a sausage on a slice of bread

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