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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Emily Wind

Long drives, chaotic queues: why millions of Australians are casting their votes early

People queue at an early voting centre for the Australian federal election
Some people vote early so they can just ‘get it over and done with’. Photograph: Bec Lorrimer/The Guardian

Intermittent rain was no deterrent for the steady stream of voters who flocked to a Sydney polling booth on Monday morning, many of them keen to avoid the chaos of casting their ballot on election day.

Mick Ragusa, a 25-year-old electrician who cast his vote early, says he will be holidaying on election day – but “if I can do it before, I always do”.

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