at the polling place the woman hands me the l o o o o o o o ong roll of candidates if this were Russia she jokes ruefully there’d be only one
Image: Voting (undated) c/- State Library of NSW. Australia has a federal election on 21 May and early polling opened this week. Voters fill out their preferences for the House of Representatives – usually a choice between six or so candidates, and for the Senate. In NSW there are 75 candidates for 22 different parties as well as ungrouped candidates all vying for six Senate seats. As a result the voting paper (aka ‘the tablecloth’) is a long printed sheet. Yes, we still vote by marking paper ballots with small HB pencils supplied by the Australian Electoral Commission.
This morning’s musical offering is Brian Eno’s Music for Airports, realised by New York ensemble Bang on Can All Stars – great music for travelling or when you’re lining up to vote.
Peter Frankis writes 
Oh to have that many candidates to choose from here would be a joy. Usually there are 2 to choose from after the primaries.
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I wouldn’t change this for anything – we also have cake stands and sausage sizzles at most polling places on the day. So you can participate in democracy and pick up a sponge for afternoon tea 🙂
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If our polling station had sizzling sausages and a cake stand, I’d stop doing a Mail-in ballot. Interesting music choice; I nearly fell asleep. Happily, I’ve found all of your Spotify selections this month on YouTube. I don’t have Spotify.
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And the lines to vote (pre-covid) were always a good place to pick up fishing tips or if someone had a mower for sale.
Sorry – I’ll put both Youtube and Spots up henceforth – (Youtube here has more shouty ads).
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Ads here, too, but usually no longer than 4-seconds and you can mute them. 😂
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