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When you vote – how to manage the preferences maze

Below The Line  http://www.belowtheline.org.au/   Your vote. Your preference. Your deal.

There are over 50 small parties running in this election — does one of them suit your vision for Australia better than Labor, Liberal, the Nationals, or even Family First or the Greens?

In Australia, you cannot throw away your vote.

Well, you can vote informally but simply putting a non-major party as your first preference won’t mean your vote is wasted. If your first preference candidate isn’t elected your vote goes to another candidate instead.

If my vote isn’t thrown away, where does it go?……. Vote below the line! Yes, it’s a lot more boxes to fill in but that’s where we can help. We’ve decoded the parties’ preferences to show you exactly what that means for your vote. If you like what they’re doing, you can vote above the line and know your preference is doing what you want. But if it doesn’t we provide you with the tools to make your vote do what you want without the problems of having to work out who all those people are once you’re in the polling booth.

If you’re ready to give it a go, let’s get started!

August 21, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | election 2013