For the House of Representatives, draw another box and mark it Yoda,  put a 1 inside that box and delete the other candidates. Bring some coloured pens in with you and inject a little mirth into the lives of those counting the votes.

Mark Latham may have advised people to put a blank ballot form in, but that's boring. I won't be voting informal for the Senate.

Does anybody else have any amusing suggestions on how to vote informal? Let's see who can find the best. After all, if Latham can advise people to do it on national TV, there is nothing wrong with it. It's a free country, and I am exercising my constitutional right not to vote for either of these negative clowns or even Bob Brown and his bumchums.

If I vote according to the process, effectively I have to make a choice as to whether I vote for the Kev's not so smart offsider who doesn't have a clue apart from the fact that she distrusts Tony Abbot (It's the eyes), or Mr (Run) Rabbit, whose policies cover as much as his budgie snugglers. Neither of them deserve my vote.  

- and that is basically what's wrong with our electoral system.

I firmly believe they ought to include an option on the ballot for people who don't want to vote.

Old pair of comfortable jeans and your favourite tee shirt !

A Donkey Vote is a Vote for the ALP, its no different too putting a 1 in the ALP box.

BlOoDy RiPpEr wrote on Aug 16^th, 2010 at 9:13am:

A Donkey Vote is a Vote for the ALP, its no different too putting a 1 in the ALP box.

How so Einstein?

I had a relative (by marriage)  who squashed a cockroach then pasted it to the ballot form, though we try not to talk about him these days.

::)

How is this for informal

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Please delete wrote on Aug 16^th, 2010 at 8:52am:

I firmly believe they ought to include an option on the ballot for people who don't want to vote.

Or they could just make voting non compulsory, saves the trip, less pollution, better for the environment ha ha

____ wrote on Aug 16^th, 2010 at 9:23am:

How is this for informal

shame it rained on her parade, and those boots are so outdated.

She was on her way to the polling booth to hand out the vote liberal leaflets.

With the QLD state election, it annoys me to see all the party's encouraging people to 'just vote one'. I would like to get the people who hand out the how to vote cards to fill in the other boxes.

freediver wrote on Aug 16^th, 2010 at 6:07pm:

With the QLD state election, it annoys me to see all the party's encouraging people to 'just vote one'. I would like to get the people who hand out the how to vote cards to fill in the other boxes.

Well. I'm handing out how to vote cards for the ALP on Saturday. As far as I know, they're putting Liberals 4, Family First 3, Greens 2 and Christen Democrat party 5.

I believe they should switch 4 and 5 around. Thats in my electorate anyway. The libs candidate is a Councilor who has no idea. "We need more sports fields". Yeah right!!! We need more hospitals, high schools and better roads!!!

skippy. wrote on Aug 16^th, 2010 at 9:15am:

BlOoDy RiPpEr wrote on Aug 16th, 2010 at 9:13am: A Donkey Vote is a Vote for the ALP, its no different too putting a 1 in the ALP box. How so Einstein?

Is there any truth in, informal votes going to the government?

muso wrote on Aug 16^th, 2010 at 8:47am:

Does anybody else have any amusing suggestions on how to vote informal?

Take in an easel and set of water colours set up at the back of the hall and spend a few hours on a landscape / seascape / Portrait (optional) on the back of the sheet.

Joking of course.

mellie wrote on Aug 16^th, 2010 at 9:21am:

I had a relative (by marriage)  who squashed a cockroach then pasted it to the ballot form, though we try not to talk about him these days.

So that would have been counted as a Liberal vote?

Deborahmac09 wrote on Aug 16^th, 2010 at 8:24pm:

skippy. wrote on Aug 16th, 2010 at 9:15am: BlOoDy RiPpEr wrote on Aug 16th, 2010 at 9:13am: A Donkey Vote is a Vote for the ALP, its no different too putting a 1 in the ALP box. How so Einstein? Is there any truth in, informal votes going to the government?

In this election I would think informal votes would favour the Liberals.

Deborahmac09 wrote on Aug 16^th, 2010 at 8:24pm:

skippy. wrote on Aug 16th, 2010 at 9:15am: BlOoDy RiPpEr wrote on Aug 16th, 2010 at 9:13am: A Donkey Vote is a Vote for the ALP, its no different too putting a 1 in the ALP box. How so Einstein? Is there any truth in, informal votes going to the government?

NO, it's NONSENSE
Informal votes are binned
Donkey votes are counted

Dnarever wrote on Aug 16^th, 2010 at 10:03pm:

mellie wrote on Aug 16th, 2010 at 9:21am: I had a relative (by marriage)  who squashed a cockroach then pasted it to the ballot form, though we try not to talk about him these days. So that would have been counted as a Liberal vote?

NSW Liberals because of the cockroach.  ;D

Dnarever wrote on Aug 16^th, 2010 at 10:04pm:

In this election I would think informal votes would favour the Liberals.

They wouldn't favour anybody. Informal votes are counted for statistical purposes and binned. I ended up just numbering the boxes from 3 upwards without 1 and 2. I'll be on an island during polling day.