Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?message-squaremessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down18
arrow-up1105arrow-down1message-squareWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squareLafari@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year 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.
minus-square⸻ Ban DHMO 🇦🇺 ⸻@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIdiots are citizens too unfortunately, and their opinions matter. There are no fines for submitting an invalid vote (or if they exist they aren’t enforceable due to the anonymity of the ballot)
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.
Idiots are citizens too unfortunately, and their opinions matter. There are no fines for submitting an invalid vote (or if they exist they aren’t enforceable due to the anonymity of the ballot)