“Why do I have to vote?”
And with that my reminder of the up coming Federal Election hit home.
“It is your democratic right and your civic duty,” I told her.
She heard, “I am eighteen I am going to the Sand Bar. See you later.”
And they let this person vote.
She finished her HSC exams, turned eighteen and got to vote all within a two-week period.
The big day arrived and I was up early. I was showered, dressed, had breakfast, managed two loads of washing, vacuumed and washed th…