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The act of voting lends legitimacy to those organizing the election. Mandatory voting removes that measure of approval. A few democracies have mandatory voting
by alkonaut 6y ago
The act of voting lends legitimacy to those organizing the election. Mandatory voting removes that measure of approval. A few democracies have mandatory voting but I bet the fraction of dictatorships that do is higher.
This article is also confused in that it discusses voting and democracy in universal terms but includes the paperwork for “registering” as the first example of obstacles for voting.
I think so long as “registering” is required, and it requires “paperwork” then there is likely much easier fixes for making politics less crazy.
- bawolff 6y agoYou can counter that with spoiled ballots, or having none of the above as an option.
- alkonaut 6y agoIt depends on the system used for counting but if I support the election itself but none of the candidates I vote N/A. That’s my protest against those running but not against the election. Not going to the polling station would not express the same thing. (The subtle difference could possibly be registered if blank vs spoiled ballots are counted differently).