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Ten million Australians have cast their votes in same-sex marriage poll

Written by  Nimrat Kaur -- October 10th 2017 04:44 PM -- Updated: October 10th 2017 04:45 PM
Ten million Australians  have cast their votes in same-sex marriage poll

Ten million Australians have cast their votes in same-sex marriage poll

62.5 percent of eligible voters, have cast their votes so far in a postal ballot on whether same-sex marriage should be legalised, according to the reports by the Bureau of Statistics released on Saturday. It amounts to a close number of ten million Australians. It was up from an estimate of 9.2 million made a week ago. Image result for same sex marriage Australians had begun voting last month in the non-binding poll to inform the government on whether voters wanted Australia to become the 25th nation to permit same-sex marriage. The results are to be announced on Nov. 15. Image result for same sex marriage The response rate has already surpasses the 60.5 percent reached in Ireland's same-sex marriage referendum in 2015. -PTC News


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