There are rules that occur in voting which you have to follow.
1.Is voting compulsory? Yes, under federal electoral law, it is compulsory for all citizens to enrol and vote in federal elections/ voting. If you don't vote and don't have a good enough reason you could be fined. 2.How old do you have to be to vote? You have to be 18 years or older to enrol and to vote. 3.Do you have to put numbers in all the boxes? Everyone has to put numbers in all of the boxes to make your vote count 4 Are you allowed to have a new ballot paper if you make a mistake? Yes you are allowed to receive a new ballot paper 5 Does your vote count if you add some thing else on it? Your vote does not count if you draw or write anything else on your ballot paper if you do they throw it away. 6 If you cant attend can you send your vote? Yes if you have a good reason you are allowed to post your vote and it will be counted. In Australia, citizens aged 18 years or over must enrol to vote at federal elections. By voting, you get to have your say in who represents you in parliament. If you are not correctly enrolled, you are not able to vote in an election. Once you are on the electoral roll, voting is compulsory in Australian federal and state or territory elections. If you do not vote in an election and do not have a good reason for not voting, you will have to pay a fine. Compulsory voting is a way to make sure that the people we elect are really the ones that the majority of the people want. |
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