Hi Ron & All,
Quote:
Originally Posted by astroron
They don't call NSW the bent state for nothing, at the moment it is a basket case 
In Queensland you can only vote in your electorate, otherwise you have to fill in forms and show some form of ID with your address on it.
My closest polling booth is in another electorate, the one I have to vote at is much further away 
Would you rather the Chad   |
Same here in terms of voting within your electorate, but there are usually dozen(s) of booths within every electorate (State and Federal) and you don't have to vote at the closest to your home. Where I live in outer suburbia, there are 3 polling places within a comfortable 5 minute walk and more than 10 within 5 mins drive. It'd only take me an hour or so to vote a dozen times -- if I wanted to.
Sure they'd detect that my name had been crossed off the list more than once but if they then prosecute me, how do they go about proving it was me who did it? Similarly, if they somehow find a dead person has voted, how can they prove who did it for them if they don't ask for ID when you vote?
They can't.
Sure, if you are going to vote absentee in another electorate, you need to provide proof of identity.
Basket case? Without getting into politics or trying to divert the thread (a big no-no)--
Best
Les D