Comment on MP berates informal voters after dud ballot spike in NSW seat
eureka@aussie.zone 1 day agoMy understanding is that an informal vote IS a valid way of voting.
An intentional informal vote is a valid form of political expression. I think it’s stupid idealism, and it’s not a valid vote, but it’s valid as political expression. Like you mentioned, there are also accidental informal votes, like [1, 2, 3, 1, 4] or [1, , , , ].
(A donkey vote, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5], is a valid vote)
Tenderizer@aussie.zone 1 day ago
More people should spoil their ballot instead of doing the donkey vote. If they want to express disinterest, the former is better than the latter.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
Donkey votes can be a valid vote politically, depending on the draw and the individual’s political beliefs. I gave what could be considered a donkey vote in the 2024 Qld state election. (“Could be considered” because I’ve seen one definition that says either [1, 2, 3, 4] or [4, 3, 2, 1] can be called a donkey vote, and the latter is what I did.) It just so happened that in my electorate, candidates were drawn in order from most conservative to most progressive.