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Message MannyGoldberg beers 208 º places 31 º 08:57 Thu 6/30/2016 Of course he would have been a disaster but playing a major role in causing this mess and then walking away from it because Gove and his missus wrong-footed him playing politics is churlish.
Message theprof beers 4315 º places 42 º 12:44 Thu 6/30/2016 If anyone wants proof that stupid people can also be highly intelligent they can either visit a university or follow Boris Johnson. His mother should have been stopped.
Message danlo P beers 11302 º places 300 º 15:40 Thu 6/30/2016 Australia has compulsory voting and it seems to work OK. Although some people will just vote for candidates in the order they are listed on the ballot paper, which is called the ’donkey vote’. The conservatives are already running the country in UK and it’s already disaster and set to get worse. Seems like Boris worked out the numbers and pulled out as he wasn’t going to win.

Message SarkyNorthener beers 5200 º places 142 º 15:43 Thu 6/30/2016 Originally posted by danlo Australia has compulsory voting and it seems to work OK. Although some people will just vote for candidates in the order they are listed on the ballot paper, which is called the ’donkey vote’. Is it possible to spoil votes in the Australian voting system
Message RichTheVillan beers 10685 º places 101 º 16:12 Thu 6/30/2016 Originally posted by SarkyNorthener Originally posted by danlo Australia has compulsory voting and it seems to work OK. Although some people will just vote for candidates in the order they are listed on the ballot paper, which is called the ’donkey vote’. Is it possible to spoil votes in the Australian voting system Yeah with four X’s
Message SarkyNorthener beers 5200 º places 142 º 16:15 Thu 6/30/2016 Originally posted by RichTheVillan Originally posted by SarkyNorthener Originally posted by danlo Australia has compulsory voting and it seems to work OK. Although some people will just vote for candidates in the order they are listed on the ballot paper, which is called the ’donkey vote’. Is it possible to spoil votes in the Australian voting system Yeah with four X’s So it isn’t computerised? Or an hole punch system?
Message danlo P beers 11302 º places 300 º 16:55 Thu 6/30/2016 Originally posted by SarkyNorthener Originally posted by RichTheVillan Originally posted by SarkyNorthener Originally posted by danlo Australia has compulsory voting and it seems to work OK. Although some people will just vote for candidates in the order they are listed on the ballot paper, which is called the ’donkey vote’. Is it possible to spoil votes in the Australian voting system Yeah with four X’s So it isn’t computerised? Or an hole punch system? The votes are counted by electoral officers with scrutineers checking them. A preferential system is used where you number all the candidates on the ballot paper

Message SarkyNorthener beers 5200 º places 142 º 16:58 Thu 6/30/2016 Originally posted by danlo Originally posted by SarkyNorthener Originally posted by RichTheVillan Originally posted by SarkyNorthener Originally posted by danlo Australia has compulsory voting and it seems to work OK. Although some people will just vote for candidates in the order they are listed on the ballot paper, which is called the ’donkey vote’. Is it possible to spoil votes in the Australian voting system Yeah with four X’s So it isn’t computerised? Or an hole punch system? The votes are counted by electoral officers with scrutineers checking them. A preferential system is used where you number all the candidates on the ballot paper So in theory a compulsory vote could be spoiled which to be honest would be a better alternative to the "Donkey Vote" you mentioned earlier.
Message SilkTork P beers 7751 º places 111 º 20:28 Thu 6/30/2016 Originally posted by SarkyNorthener Originally posted by danlo Originally posted by SarkyNorthener Originally posted by RichTheVillan Originally posted by SarkyNorthener Originally posted by danlo Australia has compulsory voting and it seems to work OK. Although some people will just vote for candidates in the order they are listed on the ballot paper, which is called the ’donkey vote’. Is it possible to spoil votes in the Australian voting system Yeah with four X’s So it isn’t computerised? Or an hole punch system? The votes are counted by electoral officers with scrutineers checking them. A preferential system is used where you number all the candidates on the ballot paper So in theory a compulsory vote could be spoiled which to be honest would be a better alternative to the "Donkey Vote" you mentioned earlier. It can’t be a compulsory vote then, only a compulsory turn up at the polling station and do what the fuck you like. Draw a prick on the ballot paper, or wipe your arse with it. Making voting compulsory sounds like a politician’s ego trip gone wrong.
Message danlo P beers 11302 º places 300 º 01:08 Fri 7/1/2016 Originally posted by SilkTork Originally posted by SarkyNorthener Originally posted by danlo Originally posted by SarkyNorthener Originally posted by RichTheVillan Originally posted by SarkyNorthener Originally posted by danlo Australia has compulsory voting and it seems to work OK. Although some people will just vote for candidates in the order they are listed on the ballot paper, which is called the ’donkey vote’. Is it possible to spoil votes in the Australian voting system Yeah with four X’s So it isn’t computerised? Or an hole punch system? The votes are counted by electoral officers with scrutineers checking them. A preferential system is used where you number all the candidates on the ballot paper So in theory a compulsory vote could be spoiled which to be honest would be a better alternative to the "Donkey Vote" you mentioned earlier. It can’t be a compulsory vote then, only a compulsory turn up at the polling station and do what the fuck you like. Draw a prick on the ballot paper, or wipe your arse with it. Making voting compulsory sounds like a politician’s ego trip gone wrong. I don’t see how they could make it compulsory in that way when the voting is anonymous i.e. no-one sees what you do with the ballot paper and it’s not meant to be traceable back to you. In Australia you can write or draw what you like on the ballot, or not even fill it in and put it into the ballot box, then it’s classed as a spoiled vote. You can do the same thing here in the UK if you wanted.