voting 2004
We get to vote again this Saturday. Apparently there are still large numbers of voters unable to decide which way they will go. I have made my decision. There was never really a decision to make.
What I do need to decide, however, is where to vote.
When I lived in Elwood we voted at the local primary school. Not only was it convenient but there was guaranteed to be a sausage sizzle. Undoubtedly the highlight of voting day. (Except maybe for when Antony Green delivers his statistical updates – but I suppose that’s technically after voting day ends.)
Since moving to Footscray we have voted at the local secondary school. Where there’s been not a sausage in sight. Nary a one. The best bit of voting day has eluded us.
This year I hope to see a return to the sausage sizzle. I’ll be voting over the other side of town at the local primary school. I’m quite looking forward to it. And, goodness knows, I’ll probably need one with ‘the works’ as I face what looks like another depressing conservative victory.
We had the same problem last election so we’re trying the local primary school this time and going around lunch rather than first thing. I’d vote for whoever legislates compulsory sausage sizzles at every polling booth.
October 7th, 2004 at 9:03 amThe other trick to voting across town is that often the ‘absentee’ voters line is a lot shorter than the line of voters who are voting in their electorate. I have capitalised on this a lot in the past (due purely to my laziness in changing my enrolment details).
October 7th, 2004 at 9:39 amI was very pleased this year to discover that the child care centre across the road, about 20 metres from my door, is a polling location. The only problem is, I don’t eat sausages, and am going to have to put up with the smell of a sausage sizzle all day if I stay at home.