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Do PR's vote?
Given that it's compulsory, will I have to chose between Jonny H. and some other bloke when I get there or not?
Paul. |
No-one can force you to vote. To comply with legislation, all you need to do is turn up at the polling station, get your name ticked off the roll, take the voting paper and put it in the box, marked (ie having voted) or unmarked is your choice! ;) |
Originally posted by ProofReader No-one can force you to vote. To comply with legislation, all you need to do is turn up at the polling station, get your name ticked off the roll, take the voting paper and put it in the box, marked (ie having voted) or unmarked is your choice! ;) Thanks, but do you know if this applies to permanent residents too? |
Originally posted by diddy Thanks, but do you know if this applies to permanent residents too? Depends ... see the following links. Australian Electoral Commission Electoral Commission Queensland |
Re: Do PR's vote?
Originally posted by diddy Given that it's compulsory, will I have to chose between Jonny H. and some other bloke when I get there or not? Paul. Simple answer. No. You have to be a citizen to vote. You have to have been resident for 2 years to apply for citizenship, so hopefully by that time you'll know the difference between Jonny H. and that other bloke.;) Cheers, JTL |
Re: Do PR's vote?
Originally posted by JackTheLad Simple answer. No. You have to be a citizen to vote. Not necessarily ... The only non-Australian citizens eligible to enrol and vote at federal elections in Australia are British subjects who were on a Commonwealth Electoral Roll on 25 January 1984, at which time the eligibility requirements were altered. As there are minor differences in the eligibility criteria for State purposes, please check the enrolment form of the State for which you wish to enrol. |
Re: Do PR's vote?
Originally posted by JackTheLad Simple answer. No. You have to be a citizen to vote. You have to have been resident for 2 years to apply for citizenship, so hopefully by that time you'll know the difference between Jonny H. and that other bloke.;) Cheers, JTL Or better, will be saying Mark Latham and that other bloke! |
Re: Do PR's vote?
Originally posted by jayr Or better, will be saying Mark Latham and that other bloke! |
Re: Do PR's vote?
Originally posted by ProofReader Not necessarily ... I reiterate my suggestion to visit the relevant websites. Anyone younger than that (Hi :D), does not. If you aint a citizen, you don't need/have to vote. Cheers, JTL |
Re: Do PR's vote?
Originally posted by JackTheLad Alright alright, anyone british, over the age of 38 needs to read the websites. Jeremy |
Re: Do PR's vote?
Originally posted by jayr Or better, will be saying Mark Latham and that other bloke! |
Re: Do PR's vote?
Originally posted by Siren Dont you mean that Taxi driver basher! |
British subjects voting in Australia
Since Australia Day (26th Jan) 1984, you've had to be an Australian citizen to vote in Australian federal ("Commonwealth") elections and any State election, thanks to the Hawke Labor Gov't which has followed usual Australian Labor Party lines of slowly but surely taking away and restricting the rights of British people in Australia.
However, if you were a British subject on the electoral roll of the Commonwealth up to that date, you still have your right to vote in Commonwealth and State elelctions British subject is anyone from the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada and other parts of the British Commonwealth. Also, and thanks again to Labor, sice 20th ausgust 1986, British subjects could no longer apply for gov't jobs! Gotta be Australian! I wonder whether British subjects will still be liable for conscription into the Australian Armed Forces as they were in Vietnam, Korea, WW2 and WW1???? All the responsibilites . . . . none of the privileges! |
Re: British subjects voting in Australia
Originally posted by bob and ginnie Since Australia Day (26th Jan) 1984, you've had to be an Australian citizen to vote in Australian federal ("Commonwealth") elections and any State election, thanks to the Hawke Labor Gov't which has followed usual Australian Labor Party lines of slowly but surely taking away and restricting the rights of British people in Australia. However, if you were a British subject on the electoral roll of the Commonwealth up to that date, you still have your right to vote in Commonwealth and State elelctions British subject is anyone from the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada and other parts of the British Commonwealth. Also, and thanks again to Labor, sice 20th ausgust 1986, British subjects could no longer apply for gov't jobs! Gotta be Australian! I wonder whether British subjects will still be liable for conscription into the Australian Armed Forces as they were in Vietnam, Korea, WW2 and WW1???? All the responsibilites . . . . none of the privileges! Should've done it after WW2 when Churchill was ready to abandon Australia to save his own arse., Still, that's another subject. |
Re: British subjects voting in Australia
Originally posted by Ulujain Australia owes Britain nothing and owes its people nothing in likewise. You're lucky Australia waited 84 years after federation to do what it should've done 1 January 1901. Should've done it after WW2 when Churchill was ready to abandon Australia to save his own arse., Still, that's another subject. And after Australians and Kiwi's were used as machine gun fodder on the cliffs of Gallipoli... |
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