(A young girl of 18 or 19, clearly a first-time voter, skips the line and rushes up to my table.) Me: “I’m sorry, you’ll have to wait. There’s a line.” Voter: “I’m sorry, but it’s important! I need to get my ballot paper back. I voted for the wrong person!” Me: “Alright, give me the spoiled one.” Voter: “I can’t. I put it in the box.” Me: “Then I’m afraid we can’t get it back. The boxes can’t be opened until the end of voting at six o’clock.” Voter: “But I didn’t know! I don’t want the Liberals to get in so I voted for [Liberal candidate]. I should have voted for someone else!” Me: “Um, why did you vote for the Liberal?” (The girl turns scarlet and looks utterly miserable.) Voter: “I thought it was like TV where you vote them off!”
Posted on: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 06:57:45 +0000
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