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Re:Indonesia election: More than 270 election staff die coun... by jonathanyc on Sunday April 28, 2019 @03:49PM (#19773276)
Yeah, that’s a horrible idea. It’s the same reason most cities elect mayors but hire city managers, and why we try to pay legislators a decent salary. Otherwise only people with nothing else to do can afford to become politicians or count votes.
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Re:Indonesia election: More than 270 election staff die coun... by littlestymaar on Sunday April 28, 2019 @04:06PM (#19773367)
I did count votes a few times in my city: it's just a matter of 1 or 2h hours of your time on a sunday evening right after the vote is closed(6->8pm). And many people of all ages participate. Here we just see it a civic duty, like voting itself…
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