BE CAREFUL WHO YOU PUT LAST IN THE SENATE VOTE

THERE’S a trap for young players when you vote at this election.

No, I’m not talking about anyone’s promises and the lack of detail, or about some of the shocks and shockers that are running. I want you to know all is not what it might seem when voting in the Senate.

There’s a new system in place for this election. You have to number one-six above the line and one-12 below the line.

It’s one-six because each state has six senate spots up for grabs at every election.

But some might get confused between the way you vote on the green Lower House ballot and the giant white one for the Senate.

In the Lower House, you rank the candidates from the one you most want to the one you want least.

It’s not really like that in the Senate because of the new rolling system.

In most states there are more than six parties that are running above the line. This means, don’t rank them from the one you want to the one you don’t want. Think of it more like which parties you want to see in the Senate.

If you give your first vote to the party you like, but your sixth to the party you hate, technically you are casting a vote for the party you hate as that sixth and final vote might count.

So, if for example you hate The Greens, but put them six, you might end up actually voting FOR The Greens.

One the green paper rank them from the one you want to the one you least want. On the white paper vote for the six parties you’d like to see in the Senate.

Happy voting and be part of the ultimate celebration of our freedom.

SOME MIGHT GET CONFUSED BETWEEN THE WAY YOU VOTE ON THE GREEN LOWER HOUSE BALLOT AND THE GIANT WHITE ONE FOR THE SENATE.