Comments on: Vote With Your Daughter http://thegirlrevolution.com/vote-with-your-daughter/ Growing Girls With Purpose Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:56:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: What Are You Doing Here? — The Girl Revolution http://thegirlrevolution.com/vote-with-your-daughter/comment-page-1/#comment-6030 What Are You Doing Here? — The Girl Revolution Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:13:15 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/vote-with-your-daughter/#comment-6030 [...] Vote With Your Daughter! [...] [...] Vote With Your Daughter! [...]

]]> By: Marinka http://thegirlrevolution.com/vote-with-your-daughter/comment-page-1/#comment-2361 Marinka Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:20:00 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/vote-with-your-daughter/#comment-2361 lol about boating. I took my daughter to vote for HRC, too. I asked both kids if they want to vote with me this year and my 10 year old said "definitely!" and my 7 year old said "if I can bring my DS". lol about boating. I took my daughter to vote for HRC, too. I asked both kids if they want to vote with me this year and my 10 year old said “definitely!” and my 7 year old said “if I can bring my DS”.

]]> By: Mim http://thegirlrevolution.com/vote-with-your-daughter/comment-page-1/#comment-2331 Mim Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:41:00 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/vote-with-your-daughter/#comment-2331 Yep, when we say "don't forget to vote" to each other it's because we don't want to cop a fine for not voting! Yep, when we say “don’t forget to vote” to each other it’s because we don’t want to cop a fine for not voting!

]]> By: Tracee http://thegirlrevolution.com/vote-with-your-daughter/comment-page-1/#comment-2330 Tracee Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:27:00 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/vote-with-your-daughter/#comment-2330 I have a paper ballot this year. I used to live in NY like Jeanne and that machine totally threw me off my game. I was so scared I would screw it up - it seemed complicated. <br/><br/>Some voting is now down with computers - I had a choice this year and chose the paper ballot. It seemed less prone to error.<br/><br/>Mim I didn't realize Australia had compulsory voting. I didn't know there was such a thing. I have a paper ballot this year. I used to live in NY like Jeanne and that machine totally threw me off my game. I was so scared I would screw it up – it seemed complicated.

Some voting is now down with computers – I had a choice this year and chose the paper ballot. It seemed less prone to error.

Mim I didn’t realize Australia had compulsory voting. I didn’t know there was such a thing.

]]> By: Mim http://thegirlrevolution.com/vote-with-your-daughter/comment-page-1/#comment-2325 Mim Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:27:00 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/vote-with-your-daughter/#comment-2325 My strongest memory of my parents going to vote is of the year that Australia <a HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_plebiscite,_1977_(National_Song)" REL="nofollow">held a plebiscite</a> to choose the national song. I was 6 years old and I REALLY wanted Waltzing Matilda to win (it didn't). I'm pretty sure mum and dad voted the "right" way LOL<br/><br/>Having compulsory voting means that for us the focus is on teaching the kids the importance of taking it all seriously and not wasting your vote and to think in terms of choosing the best (or least worst) of the options on offer. I've had a couple of goes at explaining the preferential voting system to them, hopefully by the time they're 18 they'll have it figured out.<br/><br/>Btw, all voting in Australia is done on paper ballots, no fancy machines for us! My strongest memory of my parents going to vote is of the year that Australia held a plebiscite to choose the national song. I was 6 years old and I REALLY wanted Waltzing Matilda to win (it didn’t). I’m pretty sure mum and dad voted the “right” way LOL

Having compulsory voting means that for us the focus is on teaching the kids the importance of taking it all seriously and not wasting your vote and to think in terms of choosing the best (or least worst) of the options on offer. I’ve had a couple of goes at explaining the preferential voting system to them, hopefully by the time they’re 18 they’ll have it figured out.

Btw, all voting in Australia is done on paper ballots, no fancy machines for us!

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