Comment on What did you pay for your democracy sausage?

Skullgrid@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• zero_gravitas@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Polling booths are usually in a school or some other community facility. At schools, the sausage sizzle and/or cake stalls are usually run by the school’s P&C (Parents and Citizens association) as a fundraiser.

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• StorminNorman@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Sweet baby Jesus…

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  • Ilandar@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My girlfriend (who is not an Australian citizen and has never had to vote here) thought exactly the same thing. She was asking me if I could get free lemon slices again after I voted today.

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  • Skullgrid@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    In my defence, I’ve read lots about Australian democracy sausage and how every polling station has one so I just thought it was a part of the volunteering process of Australian democracy.

    Also, this is the first time I’m reading about prices for it, so I thought I’d have heard about it being paid before. I also thought it was a cheap sausage.

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    • thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      $3.50 aussie is about $2 US so it is a pretty cheap sausage sandwich

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      • Skullgrid@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        No I thought the like the sausage is cheap for the person giving it out since it’s bought in bulk, subsidised and of basic quality.

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• phonyphanty@pawb.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m guessing you’re not from Aus. Weird to think that democracy snags are a purely Australian thing… If I didn’t eat a sausage after voting I don’t know what I’d do with myself. Our democracy might as well collapse

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  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    As an American we get a sticker and get told to go back to work after we vote. No cake, no sausage, not even a bit of time off to do it.

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    • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Our elections are always on a Saturday from 9am to 6pm. We also always have a few polling stations open for two weeks before voting day so you can vote early if you can’t make it on the official date.

      We have to vote. We get a $100 fine if we don’t.

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    • phonyphanty@pawb.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I grieve for you 😭🌭

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