Blindfolds, balls and bingo: Ordering election candidates on the ballot

Blindfolds, balls and bingo: Ordering election candidates on the ballot

The Australian Electoral Commission has finalised the order of candidates on federal election ballot papers using a blindfold and numbered balls.

'Power ball' election draw - Family First first in Wide Bay, Socialist Alliance tops Senate paper - Gympie Today

The Australian Electoral Commission has used a blindfold and a lottery-like numbered balls method to determine the random draw for […] Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the content. Username Password Remember Me     Forgot Password The post ‘Power ball’ election draw – Family First first in Wide Bay, Socialist Alliance tops Senate paper appeared first on Gympie Today.

Seventeen on the ballot across Mallee and Farrer

EIGHT candidates will be contesting the seat of Mallee at this year's Federal Election, and the ballot order has been determined. Drawing the top of the ticket is Greens candidate Nicole Rowan, ahead of incumbent Nationals MP Anne Webster in second...

Is there a benefit to coming first on the ballot?

Today the AEC promised “bingo cages, blindfolds and balls” – in other words, they finalised the candidates for the upcoming federal election, and randomly decided which order they will be displayed on the ballot paper.