Still unsure if you’re going to the presidential election on October 9? Austria’s most successful private radio station has a very special choice for all voters: 13,717 euros – the net monthly salary of the Federal President. kronehit will raffle this amount among all those who will exercise their right to vote and vote next Sunday. A selfie in the voting booth or when voting by post serves as proof.
Under the motto “Choose your empire for Austria”, kronehit wants to contribute to increasing the turnout in Austria. “It’s not important to us who you choose, but THAT you choose,” said morning show host Meinrad Knapp. For this reason, it is also important that the photo is a selfie – “the real scandal would be if two people stood in the voting booth on election day and photographed each other,” Knapp continued.
Selfies are basically allowed in the voting booth
In any case, there should be no irritation in the polling stations – because voters are not watched in the polling booth and nobody is disturbed with their selfie – and it is not prohibited in Austria. The electoral secrecy enshrined in the constitution protects voters from disclosing their vote against their will. However, if you publish it yourself, it’s fine. Just photographing and putting up someone else’s ballot without their permission would be illegal.
One thing is certain: Whatever the outcome of the presidential election, the Kronehit initiative to increase voter turnout will ensure that more election winners can look forward to a monthly salary more in their account.
All information about “Choose yourself rich for Austria” can be found on www.kronehit.at
Source: Krone
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