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[] shaddowkhan 1723points3hoursago

Ijustcamefromvotingandfoldingthatthing 15Mar2017
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[] ainmosni 510points2hoursago

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[] sGYuOQTLJM 35points2hours SpAn12
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theoreticalpointofviewit's JB_UK
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[] 0_0_0 17points2hoursago

Irememberareviewofa
electronicvotingsystem
whichincludeda
functionalityforchanging
theresultimplementedin
thecentralvotingprogram.
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[] swirly023 15points3hoursago

ImoftheagewhereIremember
electronicvoting.Itwassomuch
lessfun.
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[] Hoedenplank 146points3hoursago

Metoo.Icouldn'tgetitbackupandIwas
afraidthepeopleatthevotingstationwere
goingtothinkI'msomekindofdumbfuck.
Managedtogetitafter15secondsof
panic.Boy,I'mhappytobesafeinsidemy
housenow.
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[] BertDeathStare 28points2hoursago

LolIwasworrieditwouldn'tfitinside
thevotingboothslotsoIflattenedit
asmuchaspossibleafterfoldingit
badly.GladIwasn'ttheonlyonethat
struggledwithsomepaperp
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[] YoSoyUnPayaso 13points1hour
ago

GladIwasn'ttheonlyone
thatstruggledwithsome
paper
https://speld.nl/2017/03/15/man
verstriktgeraaktstembiljet/
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[] Waqqy 19points1hourago

/r/nocontext
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[] trecht 85points3hoursago

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Myballotwaswiderthenmyvotingbooth
:/
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[] SurfacedLurker01 21points2hoursago

Knewwhat#mypartywas,soIonly
openedthatlittlesection.Might'vebroken
aspeedrecordonthatrefold.
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[] Crowbarmagic 20points3hoursago

Samehere.IfeltlikeIwasdealingwitha
mapagain.
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[] Auckland345 393points4hoursago

Aretheytryingtomakeapointwiththatvan
withtheBritishflagthatsayscivlisedcarhire?
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[] Penki 163points3hoursago*(lastedited3hours
ago)

Disguisedadvertising,youthinksthose2
arefromCNNguessagain,theyarefrom
carrentalplace
EditUsedwrongword.
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[] leshake 32points3hoursago

Disguised*isthewordyouarelooking
for.
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[] Penki 15points3hoursago

Thanks.
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[] leshake 13points3hoursago

Notaproblem.
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[] Big_Chief_Wah_Wah 42points2hoursago

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Aquickgooglesuggestsit'saLondon
basedfirmthatmarketsalmostexclusively
toUSvisitorsandwannabecockneyessex
wideboysthatneedvansforaquickjoboi
oi.
Soyes,theyaretryingtomakeamoney
makingpoint.
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[] Cheffheid 186points3hoursago

Interestinglyenough,thisiswhataballotlooks
likeforpeoplevotingfromabroad:
http://www.stemmenvanuithetbuitenland.nl/file
s/img/1700746_BZK_Stembiljet.png
Marktheparty,thenlookupwhatthatparty's
candidatelistisandmarkthenumberedbox
withwhoyouwanttovotefor.
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[] 2PetitsVerres 27points3hoursago

Whathappenedtoparty25,26and27?
(it'sjumpingfrom24to28)
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[] johnbarnshack 80points3hoursago

theyprobablydidnotgetenough
signaturesinthatvotingdistrict
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[] Cheffheid 5points2hoursago

FromwhatIcantell,thatsounds
aboutright.Ibelieveyouneedto
getsupportfromeverydistrict
(atleast30signaturesforeach
districtyouwanttoappearonthe
ballot).
Plussomesortofdeposittotry
andensurenotjustanyonecan
registeraparty.
ThefullballotinOP'spicture
doesn'tincludethemeither,btw.
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[] OWKuusinen 436points3hoursago

Forcomparison,thisiswhatFinnishvoting
ballotlookslike
(SimilarpaperastheoneOPhasishangedin
theballotbooth,butinsteadofboxes,theyhave
numbers.Thiswaywecanfitfarmorevotesin
onebox,movingthevotesfromoneplaceto
anotherforrecountingiseasier,countingtakes
lessspace..pluswesavetreesandmoney.)
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[] vinnl 347points3hoursago

Funfact:theyactuallyneededspecial
devicestocompresstheballotstogether
sincetheyweretakinguptoomuchspace.
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[] HelloIAMretardAMA 589points3hours
ago

"specialdevices"
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[] BoobDetective 324points3hours
ago

Heworksinmarketing
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[] Esiq 92points2hoursago

HeisDutch.Wewere
bullshittingtheworldeven
longbeforethecountrywas
foundedin1648.
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[] Smitje 43points2hoursago

Thenationalnewsreallycalled
themspeciallydesigned.
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[] SockPants 19points1hour
ago

Welltheywere.
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[] BBQ_FETUS 33points3hoursago

Akaawoodenplank

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[] OWKuusinen 43points3
hoursago

Notethatitdoeshavean
extension,sosomethought
hasbeenputintothe
design.
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[] zexez 59points3hoursago

LOLit'sapieceofwood.
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[] MrBrawn 75points2hoursago

Shhhh,ifyoucallitaspecial
electoralballotcompression
deviceyoucancharge59.99
forit.
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[] Haber_Dasher 38points3hoursago

You'reaspecialdevice
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[] dienamight 10points2hoursago

Whenigottherearound14:30they
werealreadyusingbroomstostuffit
alldown.
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[] JohnTDouche 86points3hoursago

"PassiPass"gavemeagoodchuckle.
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[] OWKuusinen 42points3hoursago

Finnish,SwedishandEnglish.
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[] JohnTDouche 26points3hoursago

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YeahIfiguredPassimustbethe
Finnishword.PassiPasswastoo
goodtobetrue.
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[] FreakyJk 45points3hoursago

Iwaswonderingearliertoday,whythe
Dutchelectionresultstakesolongtocome.
Lasttimeoutthefinalresultscameout5
dayslater.Iguessthisatleastpartly
answersthat.Forcomparisonine.g.
Finlandthepreliminaryresultscomein
aftertwoorthreehours,andfinalresults
fromthecheckupcomeinlessthan24
hours.
AnyDutchcaretofillinifthereareany
otherquirksintheDutchprocess?
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[] kadirmarangoz 41points3hoursago

Foldingandunfoldingthosethingsisa
hell
Source:Justhadtodothatwithtwo
ofthose
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[] javelinnl 32points2hoursago

Ittakesthatlongbeforetheresults
arecompletelyofficial,butweusually
knowtheoutcomethesamenight/
nextday.
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[] OWKuusinen 24points2hoursago

I'veassistedinseveralelections.The
Finnishballotsarereallyeasyto
count:wejustopentheballotbox,
everyobservertakessomeballotsand
thenwepilethembythenumber.
Afterpilingisdone,wecheckthatno
votesareinthewrongpile,countthe
sizeofstacks,checkthenumber
againstthetotalofvotesgiven.
Dependingonthevotingdistrictand
howtiredtheobserversare(eg.did

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wedomistakes),thistakesfromhour
tofive.
ThevotesarethensendtoHelsinkito
berecounted,incasewefuckedup
etc.
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[] FreakyJk 6points2hoursago

Samehere.I'dattributeitmore
totheadvancedpollingandthe
electronicsystemsused.
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[] DevotionToTheMotion 11points2hoursago

Mostvotesarecountedby1o'clock
thesamenightusually.
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[] Omnilatent 18points2hoursago

Germanoneofalocalelectionwithan
lowertoaverageamountofcandidates
(ruralarea,biggercitieshavewaybigger
ballots).
Itwas1mlongorso(Iputitovermy24"
monitorthere,thespeakersonthesideare
like40cm)
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[] helemaalnicks 271points3hoursago

Someofthepartiesareprettysillythough.
Thereisonepartyofnonvoters,theywantto
representtheirconstituenciesbyleavingthe
seatsinparliamentemptyforfouryears.
ThereisalsotheBurgerrechtenbeweging,who
accidentallysubmittedtheirlistonalphabetical
order,sonowtheirpartyisonasomewhat
randomorderontheballot.
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[] ready_set_leave 140points3hoursago

AndthepartyJezusleeftwhichtranslates
toJezusisalive
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[] timeforshitposts 29points2hoursago

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They'renotontheballetthough,
right?
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[] Strix97 82points2hoursago

Theyarebutnotinevery
province.
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[] Jellsoo 13points2hoursago

Really?Whynot
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[] thekille12 51points2
hoursago

Theyprobablydidn't
getenoughsignatures
inthosedistricts
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[] Reficul_gninromrats 12points3hoursago

That'sprettycool:Ddidtheyevergeta
seat?
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[] kutjepiemel 39points3hoursago

No,theNonVoterspartyisnew.It's
forthepeoplewhonormallywouldgo
vote,butdon'tfillinanyoption.
Somepeoplethoughtthosevoters
shouldberepresentedsotheycreated
thisparty.
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[] jasperzieboon 64points3hoursago

Thisballothasonly25ofthe28parties.Not
everypartyisontheballotineverydistrict.
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[] Reluxtrue 153points3hoursago

DemocracyIntensifies

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[] masquechatice 321points4hoursago

This"democracy"thingisgettingoutofcontrol!
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[] Theemuts 85points3hoursago

Please,someoneoppressus!
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[] trecht 57points3hoursago

Shit,maybeIshouldhavevotedDenk
soErdogancansaveus:(
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[] xNicolex 150points3hoursago

Ivolunteertogetthis'democracy'under
control!Ijustneedeveryonetoagreeto
givemeunlimitedpower!
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[] warpus 59points3hoursago

Prettysurethewayitworksisyouset
agovernmentbuildingonfireand
blamethecommunistsorstageafake
coupandblametheAmericans
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[] xNicolex 32points3hoursago

I'vealreadygottheblamingthe
Americansdowntoafineart.
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[] kadirmarangoz 29points3hoursago

Itstreasonthen
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[] xNicolex 12points3hoursago

It'sforsecurityandstability.
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[] Noelwiz 10points3hoursago

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Ohifyougettobeemperorpalatine
canIbeyourdarthvader?!
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[] xNicolex 14points3hoursago

EmpressPalpatinepls.
I'mnotsureIwantthewhole
deformedfacethingthough,
didn'tlookthatappealing.
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[] SchurkjeBoefje 10points3
hoursago

JuststayawayfromMace
Windusandyoushouldbe
fine.
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[] neisnm 5points3hoursago

Notyet.
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[] Serupael 19points3hoursago

Madagascarhasalreadyshutdownits
docksandairports.
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[] AnalbeadsWarPig 33points2hoursago

I'vebeensittinginthevotingboothfortwelve
andahalfhoursnowandI'mluckyenoughto
beapartofthecountingprocessstartingat
21:00...Ilookforwardtounfoldingandfolding
roughlyathousandofthesethroughthenight.
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[] ProximalAbyss [scorehidden]45minutesago

Averycomfortingthoughtthatmyvote
willbecountedbyananalbeadswarpig
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[] NordicFederation1 2241points4hoursago

Weneedtogetthistor/all.TheAmericansneed
toseewhatatruedemocracylookslike.
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[] GeenRemmen 576points4hoursago

Nobodytellthemyouonlyneed0.67%of
thevotetogetrepresentation.They'llbeso
jealous.
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[] TheConundrum98 114points3hoursago

0.67%tobeintheparliament?
bloodyhell,weareat5%
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[] Steffnov 100points3hoursago

150seats,equallydistributed
amongthevotes.Soifyouget
2%ofthevotes,youget3seats
inparliament.There'ssome
roundingupanddown,butin
general,seatsaredivided
followingthatsimpleformula.
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[] TheConundrum98 23points3
hoursago

yeahwewouldneverhavea
governmentthen
wearetoostubbornforthat,
buttbfmaybeitwouldbe
betterthanourprevious
governments
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[] kadirmarangoz 30points
3hoursago

Spainprosperedwhen
theirparliamentdidnt
managetoforma
government,who
knows
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[] DDNB 10points
1hourago

Wehaven'treally
hadafunctioning
governmentfor
godknowshow
longandwe'restill
here!
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[] Frankvanv 24points3hoursago

150seatstobegivenaway,so
0.67%
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[] markgraydk 14points3
hoursago

Nothreshold?
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[] Frankvanv 40points3
hoursago

Nope,1seatpartiescan
andhaveexist(ed).You
dohoweverneed
supportintheformof
signaturesbeforeyou
canbechosen,aswell
aspayingsomemoney
(thinkitwaslike
3500)
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[] Aron_b 28
points2hoursago

Youpay11.250
toputyourparty
ontheballotbut
yougetitback
whenyougetover
75%ofthevotes
neededforaseat.
Which,depending
onturnoutis
about50.000
votes.
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[] wggn 11points
2hoursago

Everypartyhasto
makeadepositof
10,400.Ifaparty
doesn'tgetat
least1seatin
parliament(=
roughly67,000
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votes)theylose
thedeposit.And
theycanonly
participatein
municipalities
wheretheycanget
atleast30
signatures.Some
ofthenewparties
thiselectiondidn't
managetoget
enoughsignatures
inall
municipalities
actually,sothey
arenotonthe
ballotsforthose
municipalities.
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[] PigletCNC 5points2
hoursago

Onlytogetonthe
ballot,butwhenyou're
onit'sfairgame.
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[] Auckland345 181points4hoursago

EveninGermanyyouhavetogetpast
a5%threshold.
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[] Econ_Orc 33points3hoursago

SdschleswigerWhlerverband
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%
C3%BCdschleswigscher_W%C3%
A4hlerverbanddoesnot
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[] Zeiramsy 56points3hours
ago

Thestateshavedifferent
rulesregardingtheir
parliamentswithlower
thresholdsandguaranteed

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seatsforminorities(likeyou
guys).
Howeveronthenational
level5%isthethresholdto
forma"fraction"orcaucusin
theparliamentaswellas
gettingseatsviathe2nd
vote.MPselecteddirectlyvia
the1stvotegetin
regardlessoftheirparties
performance(orwhether
theyevenhaveaparty).
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[] MarktpLatz 15points3
hoursago

Thestateshave
differentrules
regardingtheir
parliamentswith
lowerthresholdsand
guaranteedseatsfor
minorities(likeyou
guys).
The5%threshold
doesn'tapplyto
minoritiesonthe
federalleveleither(6
III2BWahlG).The
mentionedSSWhadan
MPintheBundestag
between19491953
(thiswasbeforethe
ruleswerechanged
however).
Howeveronthe
nationallevel5%is
thethresholdto
forma"fraction"or
caucusinthe
parliamentaswell
asgettingseatsvia
the2ndvote.MPs
electeddirectlyvia
the1stvotegetin
regardlessoftheir
partiesperformance
(orwhetherthey
evenhaveaparty).
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Additionally,youget
fullrepresentationif
yourpartymanagesto
reachthreedirect
mandates,evenifyour
totalvotecountis
below5%.
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[] db82 12points3hoursago*(last
edited2hoursago)

5%orthree(outof299)direct
mandates.
ThePDSwonfour
constituencyseatsinitspower
baseoftheformerEastBerlin,
qualifyingitforproportional
representationseatseven
thoughthepartyfailedto
crossthe5%electoral
threshold.Undera
longstandingelectorallaw
intendedtobenefitregional
parties,anypartythatwonat
leastthreeconstituencyseats
wasentitledtoitsshareof
proportionallyelectedseats
regardlessofvoteshare.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ger
man_federal_election,_1994#Pos
telection
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[] rg44_at_the_office 17points2hoursago

Waitsodoesyourgovernment
representthepeopleratherthanjust
themegarichandcorporations?
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[] PigletCNC 14points2hoursago

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Nowecanonlyvoteon
companies:(Andeversincethe
daysoftheVOCit'sonlybeen
falsepromisses.
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[] DutchPeeJay 10points1hour
ago

Andthat'swhyIvotedfor
ourthepiratenpartij.Now
wecangobacktothe
goldenage.
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[] Spanvolia 789points4hoursago

OurdemocracyisYUGE.Wearethebestat
democracy.Believeme.
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[] jereeeym 279points3hoursago

It'sfranklytremendous!BelieveMe
folks
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[] AverageSven 209points3hours
ago

Wow.NowIknowhowthe
Germansfeelwhenwemake
Hitlerjokes...Justdistasteful
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[] PointAndClick 264points3
hoursago

Sad!
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[] punaisetpimpulat 129
points3hoursago

Totaldisaster!
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[] wearer_of_boxers
14points3hoursago

Jailtime?
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[] xNicolex
22points2hours
ago

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"Lockhim
up!"
"Lockhim
up!"
"Lockhim
up!"
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[] TheoremaEgregium 95
points3hoursago

NobodymindsaHitlerjoke
aslongasitisgoodandwe
havenotheardittoomany
times.Ofcoursethatis
gettingincreasinglydifficult.
SamegoesforTrumpjokes.
Heneedstokeepproviding
newmaterial,thepre
electionstuffisgetting
stale.
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[] AverageSven 39points
3hoursago

Isupposethat'strue.
However,asan
AmericanIwillalways
hearalotmoreTrump
jokesthanEuropeans.
Itwasn'tthatfunnyto
beginwitheitherway,
tobefair.Heisa
completemoron,a
disgrace,aclown,anda
threattoourcountry.
It'sdepressingtowake
upinTrump'sAmerica,
knowingthatevery
passingdaywillonly
growworseintheGOP
controlledgovernment.
Butatleastthey
increasedNASAfunding
andareaimingfor
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Mars!Whysavethis
planetwhenwecan
conqueranotherone?!
Capitalismftw
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[] S1212 25points
3hoursago

threattoyour
country?imstill
shakingmy
shimmiesafterted
cruzsaidtrump
wasgonnanuke
denmark:(
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[] Ralath0n 15
points3hoursago

Butatleast
theyincreased
NASAfunding
andareaiming
forMars!Why
savethisplanet
whenwecan
conquer
anotherone?!
Capitalismftw
Hatetocrushyour
dreams.Butthey
gaveNASAthe
tiniestoffunding
increases.They
wentfrom19.3
billionto19.5
billion.Also,the
"letsgoforMars"
isn'tanewplan.
They'rejust
echoingwhat
NASAwasdoing
anyway.Meanwhile
theyhavenoplans
fortheactual
interplanetary
vehicleoutside
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powerpoint
presentations.
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[] Auckland345 6
points3hoursago

Lifeissoshit
anywayandthatis
fromsomeoneina
fairlyprivileged
position.Itis
bettertomakefun
ofitthangetting
yourselfdepressed
evenifitisthe
sameawfuljokes
overandover
again.
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[] wearer_of_boxers
7points2hoursago

haveyouseen
this?
https://www.youtu
be.com/watch?
v=E4i3bAtEuJE
watchitnow,
beforethetrue
shitstormstarts
:P
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[] Serupael 13points3hoursago

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Wewillhaveagreatballot.The
bestballot.
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[] WulfOfWaleStreat 32points3hoursago

(leansintomicrophone)
Wrong
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[] bawki 8points2hoursago

Americandemocracy
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[] Diggasson 39points2hoursago

Ilovehowthetopcommentaboutthe
DutchelectionisaboutAmerica.
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[] gerbaire 426points3hoursago

http://imgur.com/gallery/WZWWl
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[] where_is_my_vagina 56points3hoursago

seeyouonthefrontpage
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[] Buntschatten 23points3hoursago

Doamericanballotsincludespanish
translations?
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[] gerbaire 15points3hoursago

Porqunolosdos?
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[] Buntschatten 35points3
hoursago

Iwonderhowmanypeople
wantedtovoteHillaryand
thensawtheballots,
thought"Jeesus,eventhe
ballotsarealreadyin
mexican!!1!"andthenvoted
Trump.

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[] TheKevinShow 7points1hourago

Theydo.HereinCalifornia,they
provideballotsinatleastseven
languagesotherthanEnglish.I
don'trecallallofthem,butI
knowSpanish,Vietnameseand
Tagalogareincluded.
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[] Meanest_Phlebotomist 5points1
hourago

Dependsonthestate.Minedid.
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[] SchurkjeBoefje 10points3hours
ago

Si.
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[] wraithcube 78points2hoursago*(lastedited2
hoursago)

USAColoradohere.Myballotlooked
likethis
Presidentialcandidatesontheballotin
Colorado

HillaryClinton/TimKaine(Democratic)
DonaldTrump/MikePence(Republican)
DarrellLaneCastle/ScottBradley(AmericanConstitution)
GaryJohnson/BillWeld(Libertarian)
JillStein/AjamuBaraka(Green)
FrankAtwood/BlakeHuber(ApprovalVoting)
RoqueDeLaFuente/MichaelSteinberg(AmericanDelta)
JimHedges/BillBayes(Prohibition)
TomHoefling/SteveSchulin(America's)
ChrisKeniston/DeaconTaylor(Veterans)
AlysonKennedy/OsborneHart(SocialistWorkers)
KyleKenleyKopitke/NathanR.Sorenson(IndependentAmerican)
LaurenceKotlikoff/EdwardLea(KotlikoffforPresident)
GloriaEstelaLaRiva/DennisJ.Banks(SocialismandLiberation)
BradfordLyttle/HannahWalsh(NonviolentResistance/Pacifist)
JosephA.Maldonado/DouglassK.Terranova(IndependentPeopleofColorado)
MichaelA.Maturen/JuanMunoz(AmericanSolidarity)
EvanMcMullin/NathanJohnson(Unaffiliated)[1]
RyanAlanScott/BruceKendallBarnard(Unaffiliated)

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RodSilva/RichardC.Silva(Nutrition)
MikeSmith/DanielWhite(Unaffiliated)
EmidioSoltysik/AngelaNicoleWalker(SocialistPartyUSA)

Havingmorepeopleontheballot
doesn'treallymeanmuchhere.
Idon'tevenknowwhatmostofthese
partiesare,butonedefinitelycares
aboutnutrition.
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[] sakebomb69 10points1hourago

NoZoltanIstvanofthe
TanshumanistParty?!
FASCISM!!!
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[] barsoap 6points1hourago

Thesanechoicehereisfor
ApprovalVoting.
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[] bfandreas 26points3hoursago

ShitpostingOranjeStyle.Kickthe
orangeguy.
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[] Iliketothinkthat 23points3hoursago

Thisshouldbepostedseperately.
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[] gerbaire 37points3hoursago*(last
edited2hoursago)

Wentaheadanddiditforthe
shiggles.
Edit:='(
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[] MarktpLatz [M]16points2
hoursago

Sorrymate.
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[] SchurkjeBoefje 25
points2hoursago

"At9:30pmlocaltime,
Turkishpresident
Erdogancalledthe

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r/Europemoderators'a
gangofNazis'and
spentmostofthe15
minutepress
conferenceelaborating
ontheir'endless
depravity'and
'relentlessfascism'.The
r/Europemoderators
werenotavailablefora
response."
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[] nookn 22points2hoursago

Youcanpostiton/r/yurop
wheremodsarenotNazis.
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[] Iliketothinkthat 4points3hours
ago

Nice
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[] Golden_Kumquat 27points4hoursago

ThatevenmakestheCaliforniarecallballot
looksmall.
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[] buddybiscuit 162points3hoursago

Isthereathreadon/r/europethatdoesn't
referenceAmerica?
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[] jakub_h 106points3hoursago

Withathreadlengthening,the
probabilityofreferencingAmerica
approachesHitler.
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[] krutopatkin 28points2hoursago

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Thetop3commentsofthisthreadare
aboutAmerica,lmao.
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[] justformeandmeonly 218points3hours
ago

http://ci.memecdn.com/9332260.jpg
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[] SuicideNote 11points2hoursago

It'severyEuropean'sdutytofeel
superiortoAmerica.
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[] Ambrosita 103points3hoursago

Whydoeseverythreadinr/europeneedto
immediatelystarttalkingaboutAmericans?
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[] Diggasson 15points2hoursago

Easykarma(noticehowOP'sthemost
upvotedcommentwith500karma?)
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[] xNicolex 79points2hoursago

It'ssofuntomakefunofthe
"GreatestCountryIntheWorld".
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[] HarryNohara 53points2hoursago

Mhah,thisisjustthefront.
Butinallfairness,everyonereceivedlastweek
thesameballot(nearly,withoutthevoting
circles)intheirmail.Soyoushouldknowwhere
yourfavoritepoliticianisontheballot.
Itmaylooklikeamess,butitistrue
democracy.Everypersononthatballothasa
chancetogetintheparliament,evenwhenyou
arenumber75ontheparty'slist.Ifanyperson

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onthatlistgets0.67%ofthevotes,youarein
theparliament.
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[] Smitje 21points2hoursago

Thereisnothingontheback,thereason
thethingissohugeisbecausetheydidn't
wanttoputanypartiesontheback.
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[] HarryNohara 11points2hoursago

Youareright,thatwasonlytheoneI
gotinmymailbox.Didn'tfullyopen
myballot,soassumeditwouldbethe
same.
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[] randomthrowawaiii 124points3hoursago

Huhwhat'sspecialaboutthis
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[] shorterinreallife 71points3hoursago

It'salotofchoice,especiallycomparedto
thetwochoicesAmericansget.
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[] Sacha117 84points3hoursago

Buttheydidn'thavetwochoices.The
picturesI'veseenhadlike10orso.
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[] shorterinreallife 41points3hoursago

Mighthavetodowiththe
independentcandidates,sothe
onesthataren'tconnectedtothe
democratsorrepublicans.
Problemis,thoseindependents
neverreachenoughvotesto
makeadifference,soeventhough
itlooksliketheyhavemore
optionsthentwo,theydon't
really.
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[] mainman879 24points1hour
ago

Andhowmanypeopleon
thislistactuallyhavea
chanceofmakingabig
difference?

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[] UeMistakeNot 23
points1hourago

Theirgovernmentsare
oftencoalitions,made
upofafewsmaller
parties,comparedto
the'onepartyurules
all'modelyougetin
tehUSandUKfor
example.
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[] Lisentho 9points1hour
ago

Wellprobablyquitea
lotofpartiesactually.
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[] amnesiaceightyfour 42points3hoursago

It'sonlytoconfusetheRussians
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[] SchurkjeBoefje 332points3hoursago

LinkedthistoaMuricanfriend.
Hisreplywas:
"Sheeeeeeet"
Theycan'thandle
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[] czech_your_republic 177points3hoursago

Well,itcanbeprettydifficulttohandle
suchalargesheet.
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[] SchurkjeBoefje 37points3hoursago

Takeyourupvoteandyourgibberish
languageandgetout,Magyar!
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[] Amic58 37points3hoursago

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Hungarianflag
Username
czech_your_republic
Confused.
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[] SchurkjeBoefje 39points3
hoursago

Czechiaselfbeforeyou
wreckyaself
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[] slashfromgunsnroses 21points3hoursago

Hejustmeantsheet(ofpaper)
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[] RebBrown 517points4hoursago

I'mnotsureiftheaverageAmericancanhandle
thatmuchchoice)
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[] xNicolex 397points3hoursago

*unlessit'sedible:D
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[] jereeeym 115points3hoursago*(last
edited1hourago)

*AndhasCheesewithit
Edit:*Andhasfakeplasticshitina
tubewithit
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[] gerbaire 164points3hoursago

"Cheese."
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[] swirly023 70points3hours
ago

Exactly!Morelikeplastic.No
offenceAmerica,Iloveyou.
Buturcheeseisnotcheese.
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[] southern_boy 47
points3hoursago

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We'resoprosperous
we'vedevelopedan
adversarialrelationship
withsustenanceitself,
baby!!
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[] TouchDownBurrito 7
points2hoursago

Iagree"American
cheese"isbullshit,but
wehavealotofother
reallygoodcheesesand
cheesemakers.
SeeMontereyJackand
Colbyforgood
examplesofcheeses
originatingfrom
America.
It'sjustlikeyoucan't
judgeallAmericanbeer
offbudlight.
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[] Kkhazae 6points2hours
ago

ThestateofWisconsin
continuallywins
internationalawardsfor
theircheese
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[] notworkingatwork 74points3hoursago

It'sjustnotpossibleforanyonetowalkinto
thatboothfullyinformedabouteachof
thosecandidatesandtheirpositions.
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[] Smitje 60points2hoursago

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Youdon'tvoteforacandidateyou
voteforoneofthe28parties.Youcan
voteforacandidateofyourchoosing,
(Andiftheydogetenoughvotesthey
cangetaseatbeforeothersontheir
party)becausesomehavemore
experienceinafield.Iknowthatlots
ofpeoplevoteforthisspecialD66guy
becauseheknowsIT.Mostpeoplejust
voteforapartyjustmarkthefirst
nameoftheparty.
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[] pieman7414 22points2hoursago

hey,wehavesodamachinesthathavejust
asmanychoices
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[] Huughopper 126points3hoursago

Thisiswhatatruedemocracylookslikeladies
andgentleman.Everyonethatisn'thappywith
howpoliticsaregoingcanjuststarttheirown
littlepartyandtrytogetvotes!Alsobeingable
topickapersonthatisn'tthemainpersonon
thelistisgreatbecauseitgivesmorereasonto
reallydivedeepintopoliticsandseehowfunit
is!
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[] NLJeroen 28points2hoursago

Thisincludesthe"partijvandeniet
stemmers".Partyofnonvoters.Whowant
tokeeptheirseatemptyfortheentire
term.
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[] CoolHandIckx 26points2hoursago

Yesisn'titgreatthatcanhappen.
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[] your_gal_pal 22points3hoursago

Justtoputsomeperspectiveonit.
There'sawholebunchofnewpartiesonit
thateitherwon'tgetanyseatsatall,or
justasingleseat.
It's1/2columnsperpartyyoucanvote
for.Allthenamesarepeopleinthatparty.
Youcanchoosewhoyouwouldmostliketo
representthepartyifthepartygetsoneor
moreseats.
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[] MazeMouse 9points2hoursago

Partiessettheirmembersintheirownorderon
theballot.Ifapersongetsmore"prefered
votes"theymoveupontheranking.That'swhy
therearesomanydifferentpeopleonthere.You
choosepartyfirst,andthencandecideonwhich
personwithinthatpartyyouwantto"makeit"
Ivotedonapersonquitelowdownonthelist
becauseIhopeshemovesupintoaparliament
seat.Ifnot,myvoteisstillcountedforthe
partyIvotedonso"nobigloss"
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[] remyspam [S]25points4hoursago

source
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[] trecht 15points3hoursago

Theamountofchoicemusthaveblowntheir
minds
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[] tepadno 35points4hoursago

'Democracies'differ.Insome'civilised'countries
theyhavejusttwoyes/nocheckboxes.
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[] BNS94 134points3hoursago

Whoshouldbeinchargeofthis
country?
Yes[]No[X]
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[] kadirmarangoz 28points3hoursago

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Metoo,thanks
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[] KantArgueWithThat 7points2hoursago

Idon'trustthisYesguy,he'sfucked
upthiscountrywaytoomuchalready!
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[] Zeurpiet 38points3hoursago

[]Erdogan
[]Terrorist
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[] UristMcStephenfire 42points2hoursago

Hesaidtwooptions,silly.
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[] Everything_Is_Koan 24points2
hoursago

Athief,aliar,achildmolester
andapriestenterabar.
Andheordershimselfabeer.
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[] huysje 7points3hoursago*(lastedited3hoursago)

Yeahit'scrazytookmeabitoftimetofindthe
personIwantedtovotefor:P
edit:andtofolditback/
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[] rensch 7points3hoursago

Everyoneseemstobereportingthattheballot
boxesarefillingupreallyquickly.
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[] censored_username 20points2hoursago

Yep,whichisprobablyduetotwothings.
1:higherturnout,atotalturnout>80%is
projected.
2:theballotisfuckinghuge
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[] HippoBigga 26points3hoursago

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Thisistruedemocracy!!!YouDutchbroslead
theway.
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[] infra_roodborstje 12points3hoursago

Howdidtheyobtainavotingballot?wtf?
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[] Axolotte 30points3hoursago

YougetAnexampleformwithyourbiljet
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[] Cojonimo 12points2hoursago

Fascistnazidictatorshipsworkswiththe
weirdesttricks!xD
Butseriously,itmustbeanightmaretocount
thoseballots...o.O
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[] WHAT_RE_YOUR_DREAMS 6points3hoursago

Cansomeoneexplain?Youcanapproveor
disproveeachpersonineachlist?
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[] jancees 17points2hoursago

Youvoteforonecandidate
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[] Smitje 9points2hoursago

Youcanonlycolouronecirclered.Youvote
foraparty,butyoucanvotefordifferent
peoplefromthatparty.Saythepartygets
10seats.Butyouarenumber11onthe
partylistthenwithenoughvotesyoucan
stillbegettingoneofthose10seats.
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[] renniepak 11points2hoursago

WhatIwonderthough,whosoldhisvoting
ballottoCNN.Thatseemsillegaltodo.
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[] DailyFrance69 20points2hoursago

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3/15/2017 TwoCNNemployeesshowthefullsizeoftheDutchballot:europe

Mostpollingstationshavemoreballots
thantheywilluse.Forexample,some
placesinAmsterdamhaveenoughballots
tocovera110%turnout.
Iexpecttheygotitfromapollingplace,
thatprobablyinvalidatedtheballotto
beginwithbydrawingsomethingonthe
backorsomething.
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[] deknegt1990 13points2hoursago

someplacesinAmsterdamhave
enoughballotstocovera110%
turnout.
Putinwouldbeproud
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[] Sendooo 14points1hourago

Peoplecanvoteoutsideoftheir
ownarea.Touristicareasget
turnoutsabove100%.
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[] Notaverygoodredditor 18points3hoursago

43rdpartyvotingisawastedvote!
Sorry,I'mamericansoit'sinmynaturetobe
deliberatelycontrary.
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