How Australia puts bounce into voting
Apr 27th 2005, 11:57 pm
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How Australia puts bounce into voting
With general election day drawing ever closer in the UK, many voters face quite a battle - to overcome the boredom of casting a ballot at a polling station. Is there a way to brighten up the day?
So should voters in the UK expect to see cake stalls and bouncy castles when they decide on the fate of the government?
Would it be enough to draw you out to vote if you don't already?
Is it the threat of a fine that gets the aussies to the polls, or the promise of a lamington?
So should voters in the UK expect to see cake stalls and bouncy castles when they decide on the fate of the government?
Would it be enough to draw you out to vote if you don't already?
Is it the threat of a fine that gets the aussies to the polls, or the promise of a lamington?
Apr 28th 2005, 12:07 am
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Re: How Australia puts bounce into voting
Originally Posted by JulesandChris
With general election day drawing ever closer in the UK, many voters face quite a battle - to overcome the boredom of casting a ballot at a polling station. Is there a way to brighten up the day?
So should voters in the UK expect to see cake stalls and bouncy castles when they decide on the fate of the government?
Would it be enough to draw you out to vote if you don't already?
Is it the threat of a fine that gets the aussies to the polls, or the promise of a lamington?
So should voters in the UK expect to see cake stalls and bouncy castles when they decide on the fate of the government?
Would it be enough to draw you out to vote if you don't already?
Is it the threat of a fine that gets the aussies to the polls, or the promise of a lamington?
Apr 28th 2005, 12:16 am
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Re: How Australia puts bounce into voting
Originally Posted by ABCDiamond
It's the threat of a fine !!!
I'm suprised by the statistics though - I actually know heaps of Australians who manage to resist the temptation of the sausage sizzles and don't vote on principle. (And none of them have actually been fined yet!)
Apr 28th 2005, 1:06 am
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Re: How Australia puts bounce into voting
Maybe they should change the polling day to Saturday. Thursday seems so inconvienient nowadays.
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PS: They could allow internet voting through the secure Government Gateway - or do they not trust that? Make it easier to vote and people might start voting again.
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PS: They could allow internet voting through the secure Government Gateway - or do they not trust that? Make it easier to vote and people might start voting again.
Apr 28th 2005, 1:26 am
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Re: How Australia puts bounce into voting
Originally Posted by kirsty&al
Maybe they should change the polling day to Saturday. Thursday seems so inconvienient nowadays.
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PS: They could allow internet voting through the secure Government Gateway - or do they not trust that? Make it easier to vote and people might start voting again.
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PS: They could allow internet voting through the secure Government Gateway - or do they not trust that? Make it easier to vote and people might start voting again.
What I'm wondering is whether UK voters are less easily impressed with the gimmicks than the Aussie ones.
If someone in the UK can't be bothered to go out and vote, would a sausage sarnie change their mind? Is that all it takes to get the aussies interested?
Apr 28th 2005, 1:27 am
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Re: How Australia puts bounce into voting
Originally Posted by Un-Co
'Fraid so. As much as I love bouncy castles I think it'd take more than that to convince me to vote for any of the devious buggers up for election.
I'm suprised by the statistics though - I actually know heaps of Australians who manage to resist the temptation of the sausage sizzles and don't vote on principle. (And none of them have actually been fined yet!)
I'm suprised by the statistics though - I actually know heaps of Australians who manage to resist the temptation of the sausage sizzles and don't vote on principle. (And none of them have actually been fined yet!)
I've avoided it all so far, but i'm getting closer to getting the citizenship forms filled in, and then I have to decide on the lessor of two evils:
Is it the threat of a fine that gets the aussies to the polls, or the promise of a lamington?
Apr 28th 2005, 1:31 am
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Re: How Australia puts bounce into voting
Originally Posted by JulesandChris
Those are sensible answers and probably more likely to work.
What I'm wondering is whether UK voters are less easily impressed with the gimmicks than the Aussie ones.
If someone in the UK can't be bothered to go out and vote, would a sausage sarnie change their mind? Is that all it takes to get the aussies interested?
What I'm wondering is whether UK voters are less easily impressed with the gimmicks than the Aussie ones.
If someone in the UK can't be bothered to go out and vote, would a sausage sarnie change their mind? Is that all it takes to get the aussies interested?
Apr 28th 2005, 1:40 am
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Re: How Australia puts bounce into voting
Originally Posted by Un-Co
'Fraid so. As much as I love bouncy castles I think it'd take more than that to convince me to vote for any of the devious buggers up for election.
I'm suprised by the statistics though - I actually know heaps of Australians who manage to resist the temptation of the sausage sizzles and don't vote on principle. (And none of them have actually been fined yet!)
I'm suprised by the statistics though - I actually know heaps of Australians who manage to resist the temptation of the sausage sizzles and don't vote on principle. (And none of them have actually been fined yet!)
It's very democratic here, actually little Johnny is against compulsory voting, but he doesn't rock the boat ( chicken Sh*te) as many in his party agree with this compulsory voting here.
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Apr 28th 2005, 1:45 am
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Re: How Australia puts bounce into voting
Originally Posted by Ceri
crossed through all the stuff, and wrote Alan Bastard for my vote .
Apr 28th 2005, 1:47 am
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Re: How Australia puts bounce into voting
Originally Posted by JulesandChris
PMSL!!! I think he made a great political figure.
Apr 28th 2005, 2:03 am
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Re: How Australia puts bounce into voting
Originally Posted by JulesandChris
Those are sensible answers and probably more likely to work.
What I'm wondering is whether UK voters are less easily impressed with the gimmicks than the Aussie ones.
If someone in the UK can't be bothered to go out and vote, would a sausage sarnie change their mind? Is that all it takes to get the aussies interested?
What I'm wondering is whether UK voters are less easily impressed with the gimmicks than the Aussie ones.
If someone in the UK can't be bothered to go out and vote, would a sausage sarnie change their mind? Is that all it takes to get the aussies interested?
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Apr 28th 2005, 2:07 am
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Re: How Australia puts bounce into voting
Originally Posted by kirsty&al
As they say in Oz: there's no event that can't be improved with a sausage sizzle.
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