When you’re filling out your Senate ballot paper on election day, there are two ways you can go about it: above the line, or below the line. But what’s the difference? And does it really matter?
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Voting below the line allows voters to select individual candidates and their order, rather than just voting by party above the line. Matilda Boseley explains why this is important for voters with strong feelings about certain candidates, in the latest episode of Guardian Australia’s Voting 101 series
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