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Brazil has electronic voting since 1996 and since 2000 all elections in whole country are electronic. Therefore results come out very quickly. Also, voting is
by weinzierl 4y ago
Brazil has electronic voting since 1996 and since 2000 all elections in whole country are electronic. Therefore results come out very quickly.
Also, voting is mandatory in Brazil for literate voters between 18 and 70. There are consequences if you don't vote, ranging from difficulty renewing your passport to losing your job if you work for the government. If you can justify your absence you can do so conveniently with the e-Titulo app however.
- bombcar 4y agoIs voting "no contest" an option in a run-off like this?
- EL_Loco 4y agoYes, there's a "Blank" option when voting, and there's also a "null" vote, which happens if you vote for a number that's not in the running (each candidate has a number. For example, in this running Lula is 13 and Bolsonaro is 22). Only valid votes are counted, so whoever gets anything over 50% of the valid votes win.
- bombcar 4y agoI'm seeing 3 million Nulo votes, which is way more than the margin of victory. Interesting.
- nathanlied 4y agoIt's always an option, I believe. You must vote, but you're not forced to vote for any candidate.
- cassianoleal 4y agoIt's important to say that if you fail to vote, the fine is R$3.50 or around US$0.66.