No, you go to your designated voting place (usually a school, the city hall or church in small villages) you put your paper ballot in the box and that’s all.
People doubling their trip to the polling station as a dog walk. Because there is no actual campaign news to report until the evening when the votes are counted, the rolling news is just full of pictures of doggies.
I wonder what Bismarck would have had to say about democracy sausages.
In the Soviet era, the day of the single-candidate elections was turned into a festival. There was a buffet at the polling stations, a brass band, and the like. My grandfather told me this. But now that’s not the case anymore. Or maybe I just haven’t encountered it.
In the Dutch speaking half “de goei” (the good ones) has become a bit of a thing. Mostly people asking eachother who they’ll vote for and people answering “de goei”, or people joking about voting for the bad ones thig year instead.
And naturally our version of the onion, De Raaskalderij, posting a poll saying “de goei” projected to win by 100% which is unprecedented. As usually ist politicians of the same onld parties.
In Denmark you will ofthen find people serving fried pork on election day, and supermarkets having offers for cheap pork belly.
This is an ironic take on the term ‘valgflæsk’ (litterally ‘election pork’) meaning sort of ‘semi doable promises of wealth to encourage people to vote for you’ eg last minutes decalrations on intend to deduce tax rates/set aside money for certain high profile issues etc. withouth much thought of the general line of your politics.
There arent really stalls with food on election sides, they tend to be far to efficient for that to make sense, but you will ofthen get a small piece of candy when you vote. At least in Copenhagen.
In Cyprus, it’s not unusual to have election watch parties if your friends are somewhat politically-minded. Usually a function to get drunk to drown the sorrows of how messed up the country is.
It’s quite common to have vaalikahvit (lit. election coffee) right after voting. There could even be coffee and sweets for sale in the voting place – sold by schoolkids fundraising for their class trip.
Switzerland: No, while here there is the option to go to the voting place, most people actually cast their votes via post. Also, while there is a final day where you can cast your vote only in the voting places, you can cast your vote in the range of about a month where you can cast it in the post or bring it to the voting place (usually being your community centre).
Not at the actual polling, no. You go in, get the ballot, cross it off, drop it, leave. I can’t remember having had to wait more than five minutes at a polling station, so there wouldn’t be time for anything anyway. But we do have tradition for election parties, where the volunteers, politicians, and organisations can meet up, drink, and wait for the results to come in. It can be quite fun
No, there’s not. Voting takes 10 minutes and that includes the walk to and from the polling station. That is if you haven’t mailed in your vote to begin with.
Empty political promises are called Valgflæsk (election pork).
On election day, a lot of people have “Stegt Flæsk og Persille sovs” (Fried pork with (potatoes and) parsley sauce) for dinner, which people simply call…… Valgflæsk.
When the municipality assembles, there is sometimes a bratwurst or something.
The cantons Glarus and Appenzell-Innerrhoden have a popular assembly too, these are almost festivals. In Appenzell, you used to have to bring a sabre with you in lieu of a voter ID, but not anymore (and women can participate too).
There is a culture of journalist taking pictures of nuns voting.
Also some freaks go vote with some disguise
Some years ago there was a trend of putting chorizo on voting ballots (as chorizo means robber colloquially) as a protest vote. Also some people cast mock ballots with the Real Madrid lineup or things like that
Not stalls, but since most of our polling places are at schools (we always vote on a Sunday), the local classes usually sells baked goods outside. Class 5B sold me some delicious Kärleksmums (Love-yum-yums) last time I voted.
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No, you go to your designated voting place (usually a school, the city hall or church in small villages) you put your paper ballot in the box and that’s all.
People doubling their trip to the polling station as a dog walk. Because there is no actual campaign news to report until the evening when the votes are counted, the rolling news is just full of pictures of doggies.
I wonder what Bismarck would have had to say about democracy sausages.
No, but sounds great! Maybe it’s because it’s mandatory anyway in Australia? Whereas in most countries it’s not?
In the Soviet era, the day of the single-candidate elections was turned into a festival. There was a buffet at the polling stations, a brass band, and the like. My grandfather told me this. But now that’s not the case anymore. Or maybe I just haven’t encountered it.
Culture is maybe to strong a word
In the Dutch speaking half “de goei” (the good ones) has become a bit of a thing. Mostly people asking eachother who they’ll vote for and people answering “de goei”, or people joking about voting for the bad ones thig year instead.
And naturally our version of the onion, De Raaskalderij, posting a poll saying “de goei” projected to win by 100% which is unprecedented. As usually ist politicians of the same onld parties.
In Denmark you will ofthen find people serving fried pork on election day, and supermarkets having offers for cheap pork belly.
This is an ironic take on the term ‘valgflæsk’ (litterally ‘election pork’) meaning sort of ‘semi doable promises of wealth to encourage people to vote for you’ eg last minutes decalrations on intend to deduce tax rates/set aside money for certain high profile issues etc. withouth much thought of the general line of your politics.
There arent really stalls with food on election sides, they tend to be far to efficient for that to make sense, but you will ofthen get a small piece of candy when you vote. At least in Copenhagen.
In Cyprus, it’s not unusual to have election watch parties if your friends are somewhat politically-minded. Usually a function to get drunk to drown the sorrows of how messed up the country is.
It’s quite common to have vaalikahvit (lit. election coffee) right after voting. There could even be coffee and sweets for sale in the voting place – sold by schoolkids fundraising for their class trip.
Switzerland: No, while here there is the option to go to the voting place, most people actually cast their votes via post. Also, while there is a final day where you can cast your vote only in the voting places, you can cast your vote in the range of about a month where you can cast it in the post or bring it to the voting place (usually being your community centre).
Not at the actual polling, no. You go in, get the ballot, cross it off, drop it, leave. I can’t remember having had to wait more than five minutes at a polling station, so there wouldn’t be time for anything anyway. But we do have tradition for election parties, where the volunteers, politicians, and organisations can meet up, drink, and wait for the results to come in. It can be quite fun
In Portugal we have electoral silence the day before the election, called a “day of reflection”.
Media is forbidden to talk about electoral news and parties are forbidden from campaigning.
Germany
No, there’s not. Voting takes 10 minutes and that includes the walk to and from the polling station. That is if you haven’t mailed in your vote to begin with.
Empty political promises are called Valgflæsk (election pork).
On election day, a lot of people have “Stegt Flæsk og Persille sovs” (Fried pork with (potatoes and) parsley sauce) for dinner, which people simply call…… Valgflæsk.
When the municipality assembles, there is sometimes a bratwurst or something.
The cantons Glarus and Appenzell-Innerrhoden have a popular assembly too, these are almost festivals. In Appenzell, you used to have to bring a sabre with you in lieu of a voter ID, but not anymore (and women can participate too).
There is a culture of journalist taking pictures of nuns voting.
Also some freaks go vote with some disguise
Some years ago there was a trend of putting chorizo on voting ballots (as chorizo means robber colloquially) as a protest vote. Also some people cast mock ballots with the Real Madrid lineup or things like that
Not stalls, but since most of our polling places are at schools (we always vote on a Sunday), the local classes usually sells baked goods outside. Class 5B sold me some delicious Kärleksmums (Love-yum-yums) last time I voted.