Subj : Re: boring stuff...
To   : ACMEBBS
From : boraxman
Date : Fri May 13 2022 21:21:35

On 13 May 2022 at 01:44a, ACMEBBS pondered and said...
 
 AC> -=> boraxman wrote to The Millionaire <=-
 AC> 
 AC>  TM> Aren't Donkeys Democrats and Rhinos Republicans?
 AC>  TM>
 AC>  TM> $ The Millionaire $
 AC> 
 AC>  bo> Voting is compulsory in Australia, so even if you don't want to vote
 AC>  bo> for anyone, you still have to turn up to a voting booth and have your
 AC>  bo> name checked off.  I don't know what happens if you just walk out the
 AC>  bo> without submitting a ballot, but for those who are in a position of
 AC>  bo> having to cast a vote, and not actually wanting to do one, a 'donkey
 AC>  bo> vote' is a way out.
 AC> 
 AC> Being in Oregon...the whole state has been voting by mail for around 20
 AC> years. Myself...not a Democrat or Republican...but a member of the
 AC> Progressive party,  Means I couldn't vote for candidates of either of
 AC> these two parties because of what they call a closed primary allows you
 AC> to either vote for those in the party you are registered with. Other
 AC> states have open primaries where anyone who is registered can vote for
 AC> whoever.
 AC> 
 AC> My question is...does the government allow you to vote by mail or
 AC> absentee (can't vote in person...so you vote beforehand)?  
 AC> 
 AC> 
 AC> ... Gone crazy, be back later, please leave message.
 AC> --- MultiMail/Win v0.52

Yes, you can vote beforehand in person or by mail if you're not going to be available to vote on the day.

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