In a week’s time the people of NSW will be asked to choose between Chris Minns or Dominic Perrotet. It’s like having to choose between Hepatitis A or B. Throw in the other choice of One Nation, and there’s Hepatitis C.

They say politics is Hollywood for ugly people but this election feels like a bunch of the worst type of people that you ever meet at a party decided that people need to hear more from them.

The list of creeps and freaks that have put their tin foil hat in the ring for a seat in the Upper House is quite staggering. There are more Cookers there than the SMEG* warehouse.

Your vote does matter so please take the time (to borrow a Cooker phrase) to do you own research. Go to a candidate’s forum, check out the ABC’s election guide or ask questions of people handing out how to vote cards.

But most importantly, figure out which booth to vote at to ensure that you get your democracy sausage and a cake from the cake stand.

If you vote at a school, remember that all the money raised at these stalls goes back to the school and, considering the pitiful election debate and promises we’ve had thus far, those schools will definitely need it.

Heck – buy 2 sausages and as many chocolate crackles as you can handle! After all, it’s for a good cause – our kids’** future. Considering the mess the State and the planet are in now, we will definitely need them to solve a few problems.

Happy voting, and please be nice to the people handing out how to vote cards as they are volunteers. Except, of course, the One Nation ones – they are nothing more than bigoted racists.

*This is not a sponsored post, but SMEG, if you’re reading this, I am willing to sell out. **I have no kids, it’s a figure of speech