Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agoWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?message-squaremessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down16
arrow-up1114arrow-down1message-squareWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squareJoBo@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down5·edit-210 months agoThe idea gets raised periodically here, especially since the huge drop in turnout starting in 1997. There’s a Research Briefing on it in the Commons Library. I haven’t read it but it’s a terrible idea. Just another way for the parties to avoid having to offer anything worth voting for.
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minus-squareLafari@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoI think it forces a lot of idiots to just pick a box when they aren’t informed on politics at all. Probably skews the numbers a bit tbh.
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minus-squareLafari@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoOr they get fined if they can’t get to a polling booth due to disability and poor disability access, or circumstances.
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minus-squarerelevants@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down2·10 months ago I haven’t read it but it’s a terrible idea. “Yeah sure I don’t know what I’m talking about, but here’s my strong opinion anyways”
minus-squareJoBo@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoI haven’t read this specific report, that doesn’t mean I’m making shit up on the spot. No one has yet explained why Australia has a far-right party called Liberal and a centre-right party called Labor. Compulsory voting is why, IMO.
The idea gets raised periodically here, especially since the huge drop in turnout starting in 1997.
There’s a Research Briefing on it in the Commons Library.
I haven’t read it but it’s a terrible idea. Just another way for the parties to avoid having to offer anything worth voting for.
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I think it forces a lot of idiots to just pick a box when they aren’t informed on politics at all. Probably skews the numbers a bit tbh.
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Or they get fined if they can’t get to a polling booth due to disability and poor disability access, or circumstances.
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“Yeah sure I don’t know what I’m talking about, but here’s my strong opinion anyways”
I haven’t read this specific report, that doesn’t mean I’m making shit up on the spot.
No one has yet explained why Australia has a far-right party called Liberal and a centre-right party called Labor. Compulsory voting is why, IMO.