@Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 6 months agoWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?message-square76fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down17
arrow-up1114arrow-down1message-squareWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?@Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 6 months agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-square@Lafari@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilink1•6 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.
minus-square⸻ Ban DHMO 🇦🇺 ⸻linkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months 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)
minus-square@Lafari@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilink1•6 months agoOr they get fined if they can’t get to a polling booth due to disability and poor disability access, or circumstances.
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)
Or they get fined if they can’t get to a polling booth due to disability and poor disability access, or circumstances.
There are allowances for that