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Originally Posted by Smokey
Exactly, we go to the polls knowing that preference votes count, free votes talk is rubbish. I have a few mates too who voted greens, as a protest vote against labor. They still hate libs  |
I've spoken to a lot of people who were quite shocked to find out that their vote for the non major party actually went to Labor or Libs in the end. Given that a lot of people struggle to finish high school, they are not too aware or interested in how government works.
As we seem to have nanny laws for everything these days, I can't see how it would hurt for all candidates to list their preference voting on the 'how to vote' cards they hand out.
That way people putting in a protest vote for Libs/Lab can make sure it will truly be heard.