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Is it possible to hear how our UK members plan to vote without losing this thread to too much politics?
I'd just be interested in how there voting without the why's if possible, it seems important.
Ray
 
I'll be off to vote shortly. Not sure why as Mrs Simmo will be voting the other way so we will cancel each other out.

It is a BIG decision but there is so much conflicting tales of doom and gloom from both sides it is difficult to make an informed choice based on the economy, freedom of movement (ie. Immigration), internal and external security and so on that the big question of sovereignty has kind of got missed.

Who knows what will happen. My gut feeling is that it may follow the Scottish Independence referendum in that in that case most people (according to the pre-referendum polls anyway) were kind of for it in principle but when the pen is hovering over the ballot paper the status quo will prevail.

.....and I'm not saying which way I will vote :)
 
simmo said:
I'll be off to vote shortly. Not sure why as Mrs Simmo will be voting the other way so we will cancel each other out.

It is a BIG decision but there is so much conflicting tales of doom and gloom from both sides it is difficult to make an informed choice based on the economy, freedom of movement (ie. Immigration), internal and external security and so on that the big question of sovereignty has kind of got missed.

Who knows what will happen. My gut feeling is that it may follow the Scottish Independence referendum in that in that case most people (according to the pre-referendum polls anyway) were kind of for it in principle but when the pen is hovering over the ballot paper the status quo will prevail.

.....and I'm not saying which way I will vote :)
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No need to tell us how you are voting. However your wife probably does not read this forum so perhaps you could tell us how she is voting {sm4}

Not eligible to vote but if I was there would be for out of EU.
 
OK I just read he BBC News links you gave
Perhaps one day they will votes there because they are to much immigrants :smile2:

" ..... With 1.2 million British nationals in Australia, and 250,000 in New Zealand ..... " :salute::
 
Personally, I voted out, but I'm just one out of 46,499,537 registered to vote. Its a referendum so one vote is worth one vote. Whoever wins, it's a democracy, so the winner is the winner (50%+). Turnout is looking to be close to 70%, which is good for democracy.

Pete
 
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Don't have a bone in this fight but here in Australia we have compulsory voting, so near to 100% of us vote, with this in mind I often wonder how the results of elections of the past in the UK and the US may have been so different if those countries also had compulsory voting, would those countries have been different places now? 80% turn out is considered big! I believe 50% turn out to vote in the US is also considered huge, I find that very strange as almost half the people don't seem to care. I personally hope the UK votes to stay in but I don't think it makes any difference to us here either way.
 
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Don't have a bone in this fight but here in Australia we have compulsory voting, so near to 100% of us vote, with this in mind I often wonder how the results of elections of the past in the UK and the US may have been so different if those countries also had compulsory voting, would those countries have been different places now? 80% turn out is considered big! I believe 50% turn out to vote in the US is also considered huge, I find that very strange as almost half the people don't seem to care. I personally hope the UK votes to stay in but I don't think it makes any difference to us here either way.
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Personally, I see it as being up to the individual to decide whether to vote or not. That is just my opinion, and I have no strong feelings for or against this view.

Pete
 
waynepoo said:
Don't have a bone in this fight but here in Australia we have compulsory voting, so near to 100% of us vote, with this in mind I often wonder how the results of elections of the past in the UK and the US may have been so different if those countries also had compulsory voting, would those countries have been different places now? 80% turn out is considered big! I believe 50% turn out to vote in the US is also considered huge, I find that very strange as almost half the people don't seem to care. I personally hope the UK votes to stay in but I don't think it makes any difference to us here either way.
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So if the vote is compulsory, what is the penalty for not voting?
Ray
 
watch the markets and currencies and then decide if leaving the EU was well thought out.......
 
The pound is crashing. Off hours trading at the London Stock Exchange suggest big losses when the market opens. JP Morgan has already indicated that they will have significant layoffs if the vote to leave wins, which is likely.
 
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nmrocks said:
So if the vote is compulsory, what is the penalty for not voting?
Ray
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As Jack says $20.00, but we've had compulsory voting since the start I believe so most just do it without any worries, last Fed election apparently 93.3% voted with 5.9% of that informal, how many were fined I have no idea, I've missed voting once or twice and have never got a fine.
 
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As Jack says $20.00, but we've had compulsory voting since the start I believe so most just do it without any worries, last Fed election apparently 93.3% voted with 5.9% of that informal, how many were fined I have no idea, I've missed voting once or twice and have never got a fine.
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It has been compulsory since 1925 and I suspect that voting is now so much part of the culture that people just do it. There are numerous voting stations and the whole process takes a couple of minutes. It is also on Saturday so that makes it easier again.
 
It's official, the UK has voted to leave the EU with a 52 to 48 majority. Interesting times!
 
waynepoo said:
Don't have a bone in this fight but here in Australia we have compulsory voting, so near to 100% of us vote, with this in mind I often wonder how the results of elections of the past in the UK and the US may have been so different if those countries also had compulsory voting, would those countries have been different places now? 80% turn out is considered big! I believe 50% turn out to vote in the US is also considered huge, I find that very strange as almost half the people don't seem to care. I personally hope the UK votes to stay in but I don't think it makes any difference to us here either way.
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Yes it's compulsory here in NZ too and rightly so. We've fought wars over this and it's hard to understand why some western democracies have such a poor turn out when it comes to voting time.......as they say 'freedom aren't free':salute::
 
....the result that we are waking up with is that the UK votes to leave.....yet a greater majority in Scotland vote to remain.....I can see the Independence vote coming along very soon.....this is the trigger that will propel a Yes vote next time....
 
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....the result that we are waking up with is that the UK votes to leave.....yet a greater majority in Scotland vote to remain.....I can see the Independence vote coming along very soon.....this is the trigger that will propel a Yes vote next time....
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Sounds like Northern Ireland may follow your lead?
 
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