Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 months agoWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?message-squaremessage-square73fedilinkarrow-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-square73fedilink
minus-squareLafari@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 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-up1·6 months agoOr they get fined if they can’t get to a polling booth due to disability and poor disability access, or circumstances.
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.