Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?message-squaremessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down15
arrow-up1113arrow-down1message-squareWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squareneptune@dmv.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year 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-up18arrow-down1·1 year 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.