For hundreds of thousands of Australians voting in the referendum on a Voice to Parliament, their votes will count differently to others. Here's why.
abc.net.au/news/indigenous-voice-referendum-why-some-votes-count-less-nt-act/102242254An unusual constitutional kink means people in the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory will have different voting power in the upcoming referendum on the Voice to Parliament."A referendum is only passed if it is approved by a majority of voters across the nation and a majority of voters in a majority of states — this is known as a double majority.
It was a proposal Australians initially voted down in an earlier referendum in 1974, which put forward a double-barrelled question: When the question was put back to Australians in 1977, this time only containing the territories component, it was carried in all states and received a 78 per cent national majority.
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