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Blue Kennedy
apropos of a thread a long time ago and far, far away; was he a redhead by any chance?
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... and did his forebears coem from that same Emerald background that gave the other instruction favoured of democrats everywhere: "Vote early - vote often!"
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The rules for elections are governed by the Federal Election Commission. www.fec.gov/
Ballot types may vary state-to-state, city-to-city, etc but not the rules.
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Would some kind soul send me a Private on how to put a clickable link in a post? Simple directions please?
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But Max, we are legally compelled to register to vote. It's just never enforced. Not a great deal of difference, really.Call me a selfish SOB, but I treasure my right not to vote, while registering as an elector causes me no grief at all. If the rules here ever follow the Ocker lead, I guess I'll get a chance to practice a little civil disobedience, what fun that would be! 
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wow writes: Would some kind soul send me a Private on how to put a clickable link in a post? Simple directions please? Done
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Doncha lose your independence when you register? 
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http:// www.fec.gov For the United States Fedeal Elections Commission. Thank you Bridget96. Directions very clear and simply put. Anna, I am a woman of Irish descent ... independence is genetic. I think we have a separate gene yet to be discovered ... however ask any Irish man and he will pale and tell you that only the Mad mess with Irish women when they're being independent!  {nudge, nudge, nudge -- if we had one!} wow
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An Irish nurse asked me if I had any Irish in me.
I knew she had a real hair trigger,so I knew what was coming when I replied :"The only thing Irish about me is my disposition.
POW! right in the kisser.
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I was told that the Northern Territories have never become a state, so do not have seats in parliament, yet those who live there are "obliged" to vote. What do they do with the votes?Jo, It's true that the Northern Territory (note the singular) is not a state; it is one of two territories that together with the six states forms the Commonwealth of Australia. (The other territory is the ACT, Australian Capital Territory, an area of New South Wales that was excised to allow our "artificial" capital Canberra to sit on "neutral" ground). However, the NT has its own Legislative Assembly (similar to a state government but with more control still vested with the Federal government). Voting in elections for the Assembly is compulsory for Territorians. Also, as Australian citizens they are obliged to vote at Federal elections, for their one (soon to be two) federal representative in the lower house and two senators. Interestingly, a recent referendum in the NT rejected becoming a state. Further reading: http://www.nt.gov.au/ntg/information/administation_history.shtml
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our "artificial" capital Canberra to sit on "neutral" ground).
Might you explain the quotes for the uninformed?
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