Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agoWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?message-squaremessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down14
arrow-up1110arrow-down1message-squareWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squareSkyrmir@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoMandatory voting would include prisoners.
minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·10 months agoNot in the US, conservatives would make not voting a felony and use it disenfranchise people, otherwise it would never become law to begin with.
minus-squareSkyrmir@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·10 months agoGuess why it’s not a law already.
Mandatory voting would include prisoners.
Not in the US, conservatives would make not voting a felony and use it disenfranchise people, otherwise it would never become law to begin with.
Guess why it’s not a law already.