tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post111865389147976077..comments2023-09-19T19:45:50.854+12:00Comments on Spanblather: it had to happenSpanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1118807776730162282005-06-15T15:56:00.000+12:002005-06-15T15:56:00.000+12:00so couldn't you just give them your voting paper i...so couldn't you just give them your voting paper in that case anon? <BR/><BR/>i know that has happened in student elections, where one person has gone around and gathered up a whole lot of people's voting papers (with their consent, not that i did this), and voted for them.Spanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1118800763797226622005-06-15T13:59:00.000+12:002005-06-15T13:59:00.000+12:00"there is absolutely no way anyone can check wheth..."there is absolutely no way anyone can check whether or not they voted along the lines they said they would"<BR/><BR/>Yeah, actually I think there is. It's called an Advance vote, which you're allowed to cast if<BR/>you don't expect to be in your own electorate on election day. You can do it by mail, so you<BR/>could show your marked ballot paper to the person who bought your vote before you send it off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1118781369641014682005-06-15T08:36:00.000+12:002005-06-15T08:36:00.000+12:00It's made the news. The electoral authorities conc...It's made <A HREF="http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411368/591994/" REL="nofollow">the news</A>. The electoral authorities concur that it's illegal.Maramatangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16548088190107207381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1118737169001791132005-06-14T20:19:00.000+12:002005-06-14T20:19:00.000+12:00The listing was withdrawn but I would have purchas...The listing was withdrawn but I would have purchased it in a wink.<BR/><BR/>I'm an American who plans to move to New Zealand, so government policy towards immigration directly affects me. But I can't vote.Brian Boykohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911849652267603935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1118726279554904382005-06-14T17:17:00.000+12:002005-06-14T17:17:00.000+12:00well the listing has been withdrawn, but it was th...well the listing has been withdrawn, but it was there - honest!Spanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1118663802914290552005-06-13T23:56:00.000+12:002005-06-13T23:56:00.000+12:00This is of course illegal, and both the seller and...This is of course illegal, and both the seller and anyone bidding can face jail and being struck off the roll for engaging in a corrupt electoral practice.Idiot/Savanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993069909613708957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1118663425291192412005-06-13T23:50:00.000+12:002005-06-13T23:50:00.000+12:00I wonder how the Consumer Guarantees Act will prot...I wonder how the Consumer Guarantees Act will protect the successful bidder? ;)Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018291045351322964noreply@blogger.com