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> This is why non-compulsory voting hasn't ever made sense to me; it effectively biases the system towards those who care the most That doesn't sound unreasona
by rauhl 8y ago
> This is why non-compulsory voting hasn't ever made sense to me; it effectively biases the system towards those who care the most
That doesn't sound unreasonable on the face of it, to be honest.
- roganartu 8y agoUntil you realise that those who care the most often hold extreme views and are the most outspoken even when representing a relative minority. Deeply conservative fundamentalist Christians, anti-vaxxers, and climate change deniers are some examples that come to mind.
- stevenwoo 8y agoA feature of current voting patterns because it takes place on a work day is that voting is dominated by 50+ people. The voice of those who are paid hourly or without flexible work schedules is not heard very proportionately. It's not that different from a poll tax or reading test or similar barriers to voting - those who care the most in order to spend time/money get to vote - are those reasonable as well? As someone who is over 50, I feel the current system is stupid. I vote from home using a mail in ballot but the ballot is several pages, often six pages long, and takes me an hour to fill out while I do research online, so someone doing it in person has to make a lot of time before or after work (polling places near their home).