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Referendum Q+A thread (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone

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With the referendum on next Saturday, we're opening up this thread for questions about the referendum itself. As I read in an ABC article this morning no-one under 42 has ever been able to vote in a referendum and the last one was ~24 years ago.

This thread is not a place to discuss the alteration itself - that is handled by the older Voice to Parliament Referendum Megathread which will remain open until after October 14. There you will find a wide range of opinions, and do remember these are opinions and not facts.

Anyway this thread is here for anyone that's got questions about the referendum. And by extension anyone with answers

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[–] morry040@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Want to know what the ballot paper will look like? Check it out here: https://aec.gov.au/referendums/vote/completing-the-ballot-paper.html

The text under A Proposed Law will read:
To alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you approve this proposed alteration?

I did my postal vote the other day and that was all that they give you, so just remember that you're expected to do all of your research and decision making before you get to the ballot box.