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-square⸻ Ban DHMO 🇦🇺 ⸻@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoNot really. Plus we have alot more independents/minor parties due to our preferential voting system that people can vote for. What it does is forces people to are more about politics and policy
minus-squareLafari@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoI think it forces a lot of idiots to just pick a box when they aren’t informed on politics at all. Probably skews the numbers a bit tbh.
minus-squareLafari@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoOr they get fined if they can’t get to a polling booth due to disability and poor disability access, or circumstances.
Not really. Plus we have alot more independents/minor parties due to our preferential voting system that people can vote for. What it does is forces people to are more about politics and policy
I think it forces a lot of idiots to just pick a box when they aren’t informed on politics at all. Probably skews the numbers a bit tbh.
Or they get fined if they can’t get to a polling booth due to disability and poor disability access, or circumstances.