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Technical you don't have to vote here in Australia, you just have to put a ballot paper in the box at the polling station and have your name crossed off the rol
by danieltillett 10y ago
Technical you don't have to vote here in Australia, you just have to put a ballot paper in the box at the polling station and have your name crossed off the roll. Of course most peopl (95%) do bother to vote once they are at the polling station.
The best part of compulsory voting Australian-style is that it encourages people to show at least some interest in the political process since they know they will be voting.
- chiaro 10y agoYep, people who complain about political apathy here in Aus have no idea how bad it gets elsewhere.
- danieltillett 10y agoYes we manage to keep a much large percentage of the population involved in the political process by having everyone turn up at the polling station. Sure we have a lot of low information voters, but we also increase the percentage of the population that pays attention to the issues - at least around election times.