Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 months agoWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?message-squaremessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down17
arrow-up1114arrow-down1message-squareWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-squareneptune@dmv.socialcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·6 months agoI’m pretty sure in Australia you can just turn in a blank ballot. But yeah, compulsory voting is kind of odd.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·6 months agoIt’s the simplest solution to fight voter disenfranchisement. It stops parties from trying to play that particular stupid game.
I’m pretty sure in Australia you can just turn in a blank ballot. But yeah, compulsory voting is kind of odd.
It’s the simplest solution to fight voter disenfranchisement. It stops parties from trying to play that particular stupid game.