bert hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦Nov 21, 2023
So tomorrow there are national elections in The Netherlands and I need to acquaint you with two oddities. For one, we take our democracy entirely for granted so we mostly vote in.. garbage bins. Secondly, our ballots are HUGE as they list 28 parties and 1128 candidates (no joke). So we need to make good use of the space in the garbage bin. For this purpose, polling stations are equipped with the STEMBUSSTAMPER, specially designed to tamp down wayward ballots:
Show threadJohn ConwayNov 21, 2023
@bert_hubert @Meyltje How many candidates can you vote for on a ballot?
Show threadMeyltje ∞ 🍋 🏳️‍🌈Nov 21, 2023
@john @bert_hubert Just one!
Show threadJohn Conway
@Meyltje @bert_hubert So is it the situation that anyone that want to be a candidate can get on the ballot?
Nov 21, 2023 at 6:55pmWeb
Show threadMarcelNov 21, 2023
@john @Meyltje @bert_hubert No, the party decides who is on the ballot. If you want to be on the ballot, you have to be part of a party (or set up your own).
Show threadMeyltje ∞ 🍋 🏳️‍🌈Nov 21, 2023
@john @bert_hubert No, the political parties decide on the official list of candidates. The party itself has to meet all kinds of requirements as well.