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Hyacinthe · 09-28-2007, 12:53 AM

I'm in Aus to - here it's a hefty fine if you don't vote in local, state and federal elections - our system is different to yours though.

Way ours works you have the candidates and you number them 1 to X

They add up all the number 1 votes and then they exclude the lowest voted candidate and add on the votes for those people at number 2 then 3 then 4 til we have a clear winner rather then just plain "yup I'm voting for that guy"

For a clearer explanation go to http://www.eca.gov.au/systems/single...eferential.htm

I have a local council election shortly actually - still not a clue who I want to vote for, I tend to go for the Greens or Independents

09-28-2007, 12:53 AM	#23 (permalink)
Hyacinthe Psycho Location: Australia	I'm in Aus to - here it's a hefty fine if you don't vote in local, state and federal elections - our system is different to yours though. Way ours works you have the candidates and you number them 1 to X They add up all the number 1 votes and then they exclude the lowest voted candidate and add on the votes for those people at number 2 then 3 then 4 til we have a clear winner rather then just plain "yup I'm voting for that guy" For a clearer explanation go to http://www.eca.gov.au/systems/single...eferential.htm I have a local council election shortly actually - still not a clue who I want to vote for, I tend to go for the Greens or Independents __________________ "I want to be remembered as the girl who always smiles even when her heart is broken... and the one that could brighten up your day even if she couldnt brighten her own" "Her emotions were clear waters. You could see the scarring and pockmarks at the bottom of the pool, but it was just a part of her landscape – the consequences of others’ actions in which she claimed no part."