Yeah, I did.
It was a vote for the four Italian referendums that will be hold on June 12 for residents. In Italy, referendums are hold to repeal existing laws. This year, there is a referendum to repeal Berlusconi's judicial fix, one against the reintroduction of nuclear energy, and the last two regarding privatization of water companies. I voted yes (to the repeal) for all four.
Italians abroad cast their votes by mail, so I received my ballots, filled them and posted them. FYI, here's what a ballot looks like :
(of course you can imagine nobody ever reads that )
What sucks with Italian referendums is that they are valid only if the turnout is above 50%... and that hasn't happened since the 1980s at least. That's a silly rule which makes it more beneficial for opponents not to cast a vote and undermines most initiatives. But I'm hopeful that this time it could be different and we will see a strong mobilization.
Anwyays... That's a great moment for me, and now I've really the feeling to be a true actor of politics and not only a spectator. I know a vote matters nothing in massive democracies like ours, but this "nothing" is very important to me.
That does indeed seem like an extraordinarily dumb law.