澳大利亚选民开始收到同性婚姻的民调选票
<p><span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="legalize">legalize</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 16 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Australians">Australians</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mail">mail</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="either">either</span> "<span word="yes">yes</span>" <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="no">no</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="November">November</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> "<span word="yes">yes</span>," <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>.</p><p><span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Malcolm">Malcolm</span> <span word="Turnbull">Turnbull</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> "<span word="yes">yes</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span>, <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="mail">mail</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="compulsory">compulsory</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plebiscite">plebiscite</span>.</p><p><span word="Gay">Gay</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span> <span word="unsuccessfully">unsuccessfully</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>, <span word="arguing">arguing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Turnbull">Turnbull</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> $97 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mail">mail</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span>.</p><p><span word="Advocates">Advocates</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="expose">expose</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gay">gay</span>, <span word="lesbian">lesbian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transgender">transgender</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="harm">harm</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="up">up</span>-<span word="or">or</span>-<span word="down">down</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p>澳大利亚星期二开始了为期一个月的自愿投票，最终可能会促成澳大利亚同性婚姻合法化。</p><p>多达1600万澳大利亚人将收到邮寄选票，要求他们就同性婚姻合法化问题表明支持还是反对，并在11月底前寄出选票。如果大多数人表示支持的话，澳大利亚议会就要在12月举行正式投票。</p>
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