Don't do this to your ballot paper if you want your vote to count in the referendum
www.abc.net.au
As the date of the Voice to Parliament referendum nears, misinformation about the voting process has intensified. Here are some of the biggest debunked claims.

Changed to title to the one used in the article since it is less click-bait-y. Useful article that goes through some of the misinformation about the voting process

  • The Gay Tramp@lemmy.caEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Can someone explain to me, a non-Australian, why the hell your ballot asks people to write yes or no?? Why not have two boxes, one that says “yes” and one that says “no” and have people make a mark in the box they want? Then all this nonsense about ticks and crosses wouldn’t matter. If someone marked both boxes their ballot would be invalidated. Easy peasy

    • ⸻ Ban DHMO 🇦🇺 ⸻@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Writing out a word takes longer and requires more thought to go into the vote, potentially making you more attached to your vote. Also the ordering of the boxes could be controversial. It says what to do on the ballot, if you can’t do that you’re probably not qualified to have an opinion