As you may be aware, there is an Australian Federal Election on May 18, 2019.
In a campaign that is sure to obtain massive amounts of media coverage, scandal, and activism from all sides of politics, there's an important message that has yet to be delivered by myself to the masses who stumble over intricately placed traps in the streets of the Internet and are captured ever so briefly enough to subject their eyeballs to this video.
In Australia, voting on election day is compulsory. If you are enrolled to vote, and don't - you'll get a fine in the mail. You will be endlessly shamed by the Australian Electoral Commission.
Remember, when it comes to be your turn to stand in line and obtain your voting paper, that there's very important things to consider - paper is recyclable.
Watch on to learn how to deal with your postal vote application, in a mailbox near you by a political party who are miles and miles away from you, in more ways than one.
May 18th, also known as pick a dickhead day.
It was interesting that one of the election propaganda packs we received which included the postal vote application, had a reply paid envelope with a different address to the AEC address printed on the postal vote form. Presumably so that said candidate can obtain additional contact information from your form before forwarding it to the AEC and then spam you senseless with more campaigning.
I returned my letter with plenty of junk mail and other miscellaneous items, ensuring that it was bulky enough to ensure that said political party was charged for a parcel rather than a letter as they received my rubbish.
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Reminds me of an angry customer we had at work once, they sent a brick back with the faulty product. :)
My "favourite" part of election day is dodging 10,000 papercuts as you try to enter the polling both.
I hope it is a day of torrential rain. We need it!
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But if it rains, who will cook the democracy sausages? We need sustenance after rushing through paper cut passage.
That's one positive about the state elections here in Tassie, they aren't allowed to harass you at the polling booth. The most they can do is hang a sign up and wear a candidate's t-shirt and hope you ask them a question
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An alternative to shredding the material is to send it back in those postage paid envelopes. They have to pay for that.
It makes good compost, and cat toys :)
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I love the envelope sprouting fear - don't risk a fine. How much is it? $25 or has it gone up since the 1990's with the inflation the government has imposed as they make money out of nothing via the Reserve Bank. That shredder is super loud. I dropped off their electral role years ago. Nothing ever changes. Only the time waiting for Centrelink to answer a call. 50 minutes plus with Liberal in power. 20 minutes less with Labor pretending they care.
Still half an hour too long. :)
Dunno how much the fine is, but I'd rather not find out and spend a bunch of cash on Steem if I could!
I miss having a shredder.
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