Preferences matter for Senate voting. Here’s how to make your election vote count | Richard Denniss

The Australian electoral commissioner himself couldn’t clearly explain how it works. And he’s not alone

You can’t name your child Anzac, King or G-Bang in Australia. But imagine you wanted to, and some silly regulation wouldn’t let you use your first preference. Would you try for your second preference, or would you give up and let an unnamed bureaucrat name your kid for you?

Most people understand the concept of preferences. Most people are pretty clear about the foods they like the most and hate the most, just as they are pretty clear about the football teams, movies and hairstyles they like and hate. Preferences aren’t complicated, they are simply your choices.

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