Why is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 112 points – 11 months ago68Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentThe idea gets raised periodically here, especially since the huge drop in turnout starting in 1997. There's a Research Briefing on it in the Commons Library. I haven't read it but it's a terrible idea. Just another way for the parties to avoid having to offer anything worth voting for. I haven't read it but it's a terrible idea. "Yeah sure I don't know what I'm talking about, but here's my strong opinion anyways"5 more...
The idea gets raised periodically here, especially since the huge drop in turnout starting in 1997. There's a Research Briefing on it in the Commons Library. I haven't read it but it's a terrible idea. Just another way for the parties to avoid having to offer anything worth voting for. I haven't read it but it's a terrible idea. "Yeah sure I don't know what I'm talking about, but here's my strong opinion anyways"5 more...
I haven't read it but it's a terrible idea. "Yeah sure I don't know what I'm talking about, but here's my strong opinion anyways"
The idea gets raised periodically here, especially since the huge drop in turnout starting in 1997.
There's a Research Briefing on it in the Commons Library.
I haven't read it but it's a terrible idea. Just another way for the parties to avoid having to offer anything worth voting for.
"Yeah sure I don't know what I'm talking about, but here's my strong opinion anyways"