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[emmagrant01]

Just got back from standing in a very long line.



So now I can say THIS:



Pass it on.

Props for the second sticker go to David Thomas.

Comments

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Voting on Tuesday: Yeah -- whose idea was that, anyway??? There've been occasional suggestions to make it a national holiday, but I doubt that will ever happen. Technically, your employer has to let you take time off work to go vote, but still...

[bubblebee.livejournal.com]

Is it always on a weekday? Or is there some great almighty power that randomly chooses which date it's going to be, and oh well, too bad what day it lands on?

Bhwahah, a national holiday!? That won't make people vote! They'll all be too busy on a quick holiday... or passed out drunk. Sure, that's something that might happen on a weekend, but national holiday makes me think "yep, day of doing nothing for sure." (The fact that it's compolsury to vote over here, and the fac that we get fined if we don't kinda makes me get off my ass and vote - that and I don't like our Prime Minister and what he stands for (and he kisses GWB's ass like there's no tomorrow. If he could live in it, I think he'd be happy ;). I've been a Labor supporter a long time, even before I realised it - I remember being sad when one of our Prime Ministers was voted out when I was six!)

So yeah! That turned out a bit longer than I expected :) Oh well!

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

It's always been the first Tuesday in November, as far as I know. There's probably a reason for that. I should know that, shouldn't I?

[bubblebee.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA
Then it's a good thing our elections aren't on the first Tuesday in November - that's our Melbourne Cup Day - aka the race that stops the nation. One of the biggest horse races in the world supposedly. We'd all be too sloshed to remember to go and vote!

[liesbyomission.livejournal.com]

Actually, it's the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The first Tuesday might be Nov 1, which is a Catholic holiday.

See also http://slate.msn.com/id/1006390/ .

[helens78]

They'll all be too busy on a quick holiday... or passed out drunk.

Where I grew up it was illegal to sell alcohol on election day! I wonder if you can buy it here.

Emma, re: the T-shirt idea, I was seriously tempted to do an iron-on that reads "No, I didn't vote for him" on the front and "Or for him, either" on the back. ;)