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Apr 29, 2025 AI Snips
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Understanding Preferential Voting
- Preferential voting means your vote can still count even if your first choice candidate is eliminated.
- Preferences redistribute until a candidate passes 50%, so every preference can matter depending on the race's closeness.
Voting Above vs Below The Line
- Above the line Senate votes give preference to parties' ordered candidates automatically.
- Numbering individual candidates below the line allows you to prioritize specific Senators, altering where your vote goes first.
Challenges of Coal Transition and Energy Policy
- Transitioning coal-mining regions to new economies is historically very challenging and often requires intense government focus.
- Renewable energy is the most viable option for future jobs, as nuclear power remains theoretical and faces many hurdles.