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In Australia, voting is always on a weekend, and is compulsory. Also, there are sausages in bread for sale
by bigbluedots 9y ago
In Australia, voting is always on a weekend, and is compulsory. Also, there are sausages in bread for sale
- _delirium 9y agoWell, no hot dogs at UK polling stations, but there are regular dogs. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/gallery/2017/jun/08/dogs-at-polling-stations-in-pictures https://www.theguardian.com/politics/gallery/2017/jun/08/dog...
- inopinatus 9y agoI'm proud of my democracy sausage but remain unconvinced that criminalising nonparticipation advances the ideals and outcomes of a government by the people. There are downsides too, most obviously when some crude federal politician stretches the Overton window in an attempt to sway reluctant voters.
- piva00 9y agoBut is it criminalised? At least in Brazil voting is compulsory but a failure to vote only gives you a VERY meager fine (something less than US$ 1, even for Brazil that is cheap) and if you haven't sorted that out the only penalty is not allowing you to request a new passport. Then you have to pay the fine and go on your merry way again. It's mostly a deterrent by being annoying, paying the fine is a bit bureaucratic so people try to avoid it. Not that Brazil is a beacon of democracy and good leadership but at least it's pretty sensible on the penalties you get for non-participation.