The Electoral Commission released a list of odd and unusual election facts in the lead up to the 20 March election.
The Commission’s list of Quirky Election Facts includes 14 snippets of information about past elections, election boundaries and the number of pencils used by voters.
According to the Commission the 2010 election will be the 52nd State election since representative Government was introduced in 1857.
Entertaining information released
It estimates 27,000 pencils will be used by electors on 20 March, 6,000 more than were used on the 2006 Election Day.
It says approximately 5,000 people will be employed on the day and 700 polling booths and 11,000 voting screens will be used.
The factsheet informs voters that the electoral boundaries were determined in 2007 by the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission, and cover a total area around four times the size of the United Kingdom.
The Commission said around 85 per cent of votes would be received on polling day and an estimated four million ballot papers would be produced.
The 2010 election will include facilities for electors interstate and there were five overseas locations where South Australians out of the country could vote early and in person.
According to the Commission, 86 teams of electoral visitors will visit hospitals and nursing homes across the State and and nine remote polling teams will go to rural communities and the Anangu, Pitjantjatjara & Yankunytjatjara Lands to allow electors to vote in person.
The list of ‘quirky’ facts was available from www.ecsa.sa.gov.au
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