Voting is compulsory in Australia

Indeed, and if you don't vote, you'll be fined!


According to the Australian Electoral Commission:

Is voting compulsory?

Yes, voting is compulsory for every Australian citizen aged 18 years or older. If you do not vote and do not have a valid and sufficient reason for failing to vote, a penalty is imposed.

What happens if I do not vote?

Initially the Australian Electoral Commission will write to all apparent non-voters requesting that they either provide a reason for their failure to vote or pay a $20 penalty.

If, within 21 days, the apparent non-voter fails to reply, cannot provide a valid and sufficient reason or declines to pay the penalty, then prosecution proceedings may be instigated. If the matter is dealt with in court and the person is found guilty, he or she may be fined up to $50 plus court costs.

This is serious!! That's why I've got myself 2 voting tickets...


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...for the upcoming Senbatsu Election!!

Yukirin being my top, I had to vote for her, but I also wanted to vote for a second member, which gave me weeks of headache, because I love many of them equally. I gave 'getting a few more copies' a thought, but I really have been spending way too much lately. I'll continue to support and love them no matter what/how the election outcome turns out! At the end, I placed the 2nd vote to Aki-cha!!

'Thank you for voting', You're welcome =]

The CD's came with handshake event tickets!! (this is my first 'up-to-date' AKB48 purchase so I didn't know about this), if only I were in Japan right now *shakes fists*