Senate reform: what's it all about?
The way we vote just changed. So what does it mean?
There have been a lot of headlines about the politics surrounding this change, but less has been said about what it means for us - the voters.
So we made a simple video to explain what's changed and what to it will mean for you next time you vote. Check it out:
The main change is that when you cast your vote for the Senate, you'll decide where you vote goes instead of the parties. But with great power comes great responsibility — and it's going to be on each of us to cast our vote a little differently this election.
And when Senate races can be decided by as few as 13 votes, as happened at the last election, it's worth making sure your vote count1.
Let's make sure as many as people as possible know how to make sure their vote counts this election.
There have been a lot of headlines about the politics surrounding this change, but less has been said about what it means for us - the voters.
So we made a simple video to explain what's changed and what to it will mean for you next time you vote. Check it out:
BREAKING: the way we vote just changed.Politicians in Canberra just stayed up ALL NIGHT debating changes to how we elect senators. After 21 hours of non-stop debate, the senate reform legislation just passed the upper house.Find out how this affects you:
Posted by GetUp! on Thursday, 17 March 2016
The main change is that when you cast your vote for the Senate, you'll decide where you vote goes instead of the parties. But with great power comes great responsibility — and it's going to be on each of us to cast our vote a little differently this election.
And when Senate races can be decided by as few as 13 votes, as happened at the last election, it's worth making sure your vote count1.
Let's make sure as many as people as possible know how to make sure their vote counts this election.