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[–] HST 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

$20 (or you can provide a valid and sufficient reason as to why you couldn't vote)

From the wiki: A donkey vote is a ballot cast in an election that uses a preference voting system, where a voter is permitted or required to rank candidates on the ballot paper, and ranks them based on the order the appear on the ballot paper. The voter that votes in this manner is referred to as a donkey voter

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[–] Tsugumori 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Man. I thought it was a term for a write-in. "I don't like any of them do I just wrote down 'donkey.'"

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[–] Greyseeker 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Though you may be fined up to $170. I forgot to vote in a local election over ten years ago, I got $100 fine as it was the second time, the second time I was working and could not leave my workplace as I was the only one, as the person to replace me did not turn up. Was not enough of an excuse, though could have fought it, I just ended up donated the $100 to the government.

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[–] Sosacms ago 

God damnit Australia... You have a ranked voting system too? Show offs.

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[–] ttyy ago 

Do they randomize the order on each ballot to even this out?

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[–] kidneyshifter 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Nope! that was a bit of a problem in our last election when some nutjob party with a similar name to another much more popular but slightly less nutty bunch of nutjobs appeared on the ballot and a bunch of people voted for them by accident.

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[–] muffinmandible 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The fine is only $20, I thought it was $170 but that's just if you take it to court.

Donkey Voting is basically a lazy vote, or an invalid vote. For example if there are five people on the ballot and you just number them 1-5 down the page.

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[–] voat-ist 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

If you actually like them in order, do you have to tell someone so they don't think it's a donkey vote? Or do donkey votes count and mess up the system?