Senate Voting Below the Line

Voting below the line in the Senate gives you control over how your preferences are directed. A new free online tool can make numbering all 86 candidate less daunting.

So the election is looming (or for political tragics, election junkies and sufferers of other similar maladies "2 more sleeps") and I have been informed of the most amazing website  to assist you with voting in the Senate, which I thought I’d share with you www.belowtheline.org.au.

As you will recall from elections past, the Senate ballot paper is a massive sheet of paper that could double as a tablecloth albeit not a particularly attractive one. You can either vote above the line marking a "1" next to your preferred party or vote below the line and number all the boxes.