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[OFF TOPIC] Politics Thread


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Elections incoming in Indonesia (April 17), my "election ticket" was delivered today and it made me think of questions like "do people out there got stuff like this or not".

 

Basically the ticket is one small strip of paper signed by the 'polling station manager' (dunno what is the correct term) with your name and ID number plus the location of polling station.  Even if you have your own ID which is of course also means that you're eligible to vote (aged 17 or more), without this ticket you can't enter the polling station. Those without the tickets can only vote 1 hour before the station closes and only when there are leftover ballot papers left.

 

What is funny about this stuff is since it is done manually, deceased people sometimes still getting these (despite he/she had already passed away like 7-8 years ago) or one family living in the same house sometimes got 1-2 members not getting the tickets.

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2 hours ago, Griff88 said:

Elections incoming in Indonesia (April 17), my "election ticket" was delivered today and it made me think of questions like "do people out there got stuff like this or not".

 

Basically the ticket is one small strip of paper signed by the 'polling station manager' (dunno what is the correct term) with your name and ID number plus the location of polling station.  Even if you have your own ID which is of course also means that you're eligible to vote (aged 17 or more), without this ticket you can't enter the polling station. Those without the tickets can only vote 1 hour before the station closes and only when there are leftover ballot papers left.

 

What is funny about this stuff is since it is done manually, deceased people sometimes still getting these (despite he/she had already passed away like 7-8 years ago) or one family living in the same house sometimes got 1-2 members not getting the tickets.

We get a 'voting pass' (meaning a piece of paper) through post, like these:

 

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It states the hours of the elections and in which city you can vote (of course the one you're registered in, if you want to vote in another one you've got to get another document). There's also a mention of the closest polling station near you ("Stemlokaal bij u in de buurt"), but that's just for your convenience, right above it it says that you can vote at any polling station within your city.

 

When going to vote, you need this pass and your passport, ID card or drivers license. If you don't have some official ID and you don't have your voting pass, you're quite simply not voting. I mean, I guess you can enter a polling station because there's no control at the door or something, but the people working there won't give you a paper with the list of all candidates for you to fill your vote in on.

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7 hours ago, heywoodu said:

We get a 'voting pass' (meaning a piece of paper) through post, like these:

 

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2018-03-04-Site-2-Stempassen.jpg

 

It states the hours of the elections and in which city you can vote (of course the one you're registered in, if you want to vote in another one you've got to get another document). There's also a mention of the closest polling station near you ("Stemlokaal bij u in de buurt"), but that's just for your convenience, right above it it says that you can vote at any polling station within your city.

 

When going to vote, you need this pass and your passport, ID card or drivers license. If you don't have some official ID and you don't have your voting pass, you're quite simply not voting. I mean, I guess you can enter a polling station because there's no control at the door or something, but the people working there won't give you a paper with the list of all candidates for you to fill your vote in on.

Interesting. So basically it is a upgraded and neater version of what is done in Indonesia.

 

When I said got my election ticket delivered, it is not via mail. Once the tickets are ready and signed by the polling station manager, he/she distributes it to the do district head. And the district head later distribute it to the neighborhood heads.

 

This is where the abuse of power starts :lol:

Some of them usually support certain candidate and refuse to give the tickets to those he know supporting the opposing candidate. Even sometimes it is used as last ditch attempt for campaigning by giving the tickets with some money and the message "psssst! choose candidate X"

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