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skippy. Gold Member Offline Posts: 20882 Gender:	3.3 million don't vote Sep 11^th, 2013 at 9:32am 3.3 million Aussies did not vote on Saturday. That is a huge amount and could have changed the outcome easily.hony tony is lucky 3.3 million people hated Rudd as much as him.
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Reply #1 - Sep 11^th, 2013 at 9:52am

skippy. wrote on Sep 11^th, 2013 at 9:32am:

3.3 million Aussies did not vote on Saturday. That is a huge amount and could have changed the outcome easily.

If it's really a problem, maybe we should increase the fine for not voting?
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hony tony is lucky 3.3 million people hated Rudd as much as him.

Maybe these nonvoters just don't care.

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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: 3.3 million don't vote Reply #2 - Sep 11^th, 2013 at 9:56am skippy. wrote on Sep 11^th, 2013 at 9:32am: 3.3 million Aussies did not vote on Saturday. That is a huge amount and could have changed the outcome easily.hony tony is lucky 3.3 million people hated Rudd as much as him. thats a lot of money the govt will collect help pay off that HUGE DEBT they have been left with..
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Reply #3 - Sep 11^th, 2013 at 10:12am

skippy. wrote on Sep 11^th, 2013 at 9:32am:

3.3 million Aussies did not vote on Saturday. That is a huge amount and could have changed the outcome easily.hony tony is lucky 3.3 million people hated Rudd as much as him.

source??? With 14.5 million registered voters does that mean 3.3 million are unregistered or that 20% of registered voters didn't vote?

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Reply #4 - Sep 11^th, 2013 at 10:43am

skippy. wrote on Sep 11^th, 2013 at 9:32am:

3.3 million Aussies did not vote on Saturday. That is a huge amount and could have changed the outcome easily.hony tony is lucky 3.3 million people hated Rudd as much as him.

That surprised me too.

It amounted to 7 or 8 entire electorates not submitting a vote.

That's quite staggering.

They say it was because of screw-ups on the ballot sheets. Incorrect filling of the voting sheets.

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skippy. Gold Member Offline Posts: 20882 Gender:	Re: 3.3 million don't vote Reply #5 - Sep 11^th, 2013 at 10:53am The source is News lmd( they never lie, remember?) Yes , they say 3.3 did not vote which means on.y 11.4 million out of a possible 14.7 million did vote. http://www.news.com.au/national-news/federal-election/australian-electoral-commi...
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Reply #6 - Sep 11^th, 2013 at 10:55am

longweekend58 wrote on Sep 11^th, 2013 at 10:12am:

skippy. wrote on Sep 11^th, 2013 at 9:32am:

3.3 million Aussies did not vote on Saturday. That is a huge amount and could have changed the outcome easily.hony tony is lucky 3.3 million people hated Rudd as much as him.

source??? With 14.5 million registered voters does that mean 3.3 million are unregistered or that 20% of registered voters didn't vote?

20% did not see fit to cast a ballot. That says a lot about the morons on offer. That is a huge amount.

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Reply #7 - Sep 11^th, 2013 at 11:14am

Bam wrote on Sep 11^th, 2013 at 9:52am:

skippy. wrote on Sep 11^th, 2013 at 9:32am:

3.3 million Aussies did not vote on Saturday. That is a huge amount and could have changed the outcome easily.

If it's really a problem, maybe we should increase the fine for not voting?
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hony tony is lucky 3.3 million people hated Rudd as much as him.

Maybe these nonvoters just don't care.

Maybe? As one of them Id say likely Grin

Look, enough of you sheeple herded off to the polls to reinforce the nanny state mentallity, so be happy with that effort.

But, good to see 3.3 million of us treat the voting system with the contempt it so richly deserves

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skippy. Gold Member Offline Posts: 20882 Gender:	Re: 3.3 million don't vote Reply #8 - Sep 11^th, 2013 at 11:31am If voting were not compulsory how many more would not vote? I suspect we are getting close to that amount anyway. Maybe we have a proxy non compulsive system anyway, 20% plus is bloody huge.
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# Gold Member Offline A fool is certain: an ignorant fool, absolutely so Posts: 2603	Re: 3.3 million don't vote Reply #9 - Sep 11^th, 2013 at 11:32am skippy. wrote on Sep 11^th, 2013 at 9:32am: 3.3 million Aussies did not vote on Saturday. ... If true, it reinforces the need for compulsory voting. Perhaps we need some high profile enforcement.
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Reply #10 - Sep 11^th, 2013 at 11:47am

# wrote on Sep 11^th, 2013 at 11:32am:

skippy. wrote on Sep 11^th, 2013 at 9:32am:

3.3 million Aussies did not vote on Saturday. ...

If true, it reinforces the need for compulsory voting. Perhaps we need some high profile enforcement.

Maybe lining up and shooting a few of us would be enough to teach us a lesson in compliance, works a treat in North Korea and other like countries

Ya gotta love the fascists for wanting to exact inapproriate punishment on their fellow humans.

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Reply #11 - Sep 11^th, 2013 at 11:54am

# wrote on Sep 11^th, 2013 at 11:32am:

skippy. wrote on Sep 11^th, 2013 at 9:32am:

3.3 million Aussies did not vote on Saturday. ...

If true, it reinforces the need for compulsory voting. Perhaps we need some high profile enforcement.

On the contrary, it's a good argument for compulsory IQ tests and English language competence testing ~~ and voting being optional.

What the hell are voting instructions doing being printed in a score of different languages?

Any immigrant who hasn't taken the trouble to learn the native language sufficiently to understand the 'How To' vote instructions in English should forfeit the right to decide which party should rule this nation.

Correction: 3.3 million botched the voting papers. They voted, but didn't do it right.

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Peter Freedman Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5275 Wellington Gender:	Re: 3.3 million don't vote Reply #12 - Sep 11^th, 2013 at 11:58am How much is the fine?
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: 3.3 million don't vote Reply #13 - Sep 11^th, 2013 at 11:59am skippy. wrote on Sep 11^th, 2013 at 11:31am: If voting were not compulsory how many more would not vote? Me for one. The Libs and the Labs are so close in identity that it doesn't really matter which one gets in.
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Reply #14 - Sep 11^th, 2013 at 12:06pm

skippy. wrote on Sep 11^th, 2013 at 11:31am:

If voting were not compulsory how many more would not vote? I suspect we are getting close to that amount anyway. Maybe we have a proxy non compulsive system anyway, 20% plus is bloody huge.

Who knows how many would vote if they didn't have to. Probably more than 1922, the reason why voting was made compulsory.

The non-voters were all right wing because Labor fans voted twice.......apparently.

1922 - 57.95 per cent of registered voters turned out to vote for Senate
59.38% of registered voters turned out to vote for House of Representatives

http://www.skwirk.com.au/p-c_s-14_u-43_t-53_c-157/nsw/history/australia-between-...

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