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nomad wrote:Ive tried to find out from the AEC the following.
If I comply with the requirements and complete the ballot paper correctly and THEN add a few little extras (like cock and balls etc), is my vote still counted?? I cant find anywhere that says any extras exclude the vote.

As long as there is nothing there that could be seen as identifying your self, or makes your numbers incorrect, ( as in you draw in a box and mark it as one and the rest of your actual vote as 234 etc, that would make it invalide.)
But if at the bottom you wrote cock and balls and drew a little box in and put an X in it, and didn't make any other numerical mistakes in the actual boxes, then it would be valid.

They don't make this clear, as it is subjective. If you put vote one Gary the goat, or cleaver green the counter could not include it because you could be identifying your self Gary the goat, or cleaver green.
To be sure it's best not to do it, isn't that why face book was invented, so come election time everyone can spew their political views at you 24 7.

If people are disalusioned with the system and want to do an invalid / donkey vote. The best thing you can do is go, Mark your name off and walk out. They way no party's get your aprox $2.62 per vote if they get more than 4 % of the vote. It is counted how many people do this, and monitored and reported. Donkey voting is the worst thing to do. As who ever is lucky enough to get the number one position gets about a 4 % boost. In NSW the anti vaccinations party drew number one, lady people in the world you would want having any sort of power in the country.

A lot of people don't realise that even the losers gets massive amounts of tax payers money as long as they poll over 4%. They do not need to show any receipts for it either. I seen an add on Facebook with a pitcure of Pauline Hanson getting in her own light aircraft, under it written, cost of transport to the public $0. It spdoes not cost them anything anyway until the votes are counted and the money is distributed. She has been living off that purse for many years, running for state and federal almost every election, getting about 6 to 8 % of the vote, with very little cost as every one gives her free airtime.

Rob oakeshott would have made a killing this election, he waited till the latest moment possible to put his hat in the ring, 3 weeks out. Then did all the media rounds, got bugger all costs, and pocketed over $60k for his 3 weeks work.