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For lack of a better option. I left Brazil, so I don't vote anymore, but had I still been there, I would probably have voted for Dilma even though I'm strongly
by cesarbs 11y ago
For lack of a better option. I left Brazil, so I don't vote anymore, but had I still been there, I would probably have voted for Dilma even though I'm strongly against her party. She was the "least worse" alternative.
- scurvy 11y agoAren't you required by law to vote? My wife had to pay some fines for not voting when we went to Brazil a few years ago.
- infamouscow 11y agoYes, voting is compulsory (required by law) in Brazil. Citizens can also cast a null/blank ballot if they feel that the candidates on the ballot should not be elected. Despite this, only 76% of citizens actually voted in the last presidential election. 69% of the population voted for one of the candidates, only 7% voted null/blank. [1] 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_general_election,_2014#Results https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_general_election,_20...
- cesarbs 11y agoYou have the option to justify your absence if you can prove that you weren't close to a place where you can vote. That is my case.
- watermelon59 11y agoI live in the US and there's no close (as in commute distance) consulate to where I live. I have the option to justify my absence from voting. Edit: it's actually pretty neat BTW. My state offers and online system and I can get done with the justification in less than 5 minutes.