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To: SMGFan

Not sure if I am on board with that. Compulsory voting guarantees that every last moron must vote.


19 posted on 05/18/2019 7:33:19 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: fhayek

More of a compulsory registration.

“COMPULSORY VOTING

Australia is one of a few countries that have made voting compulsory, so voter turnout is always high regardless of the level of interest in a campaign. The 91% of eligible voters who cast ballots at the last election in 2016 was the lowest turnout rate since failing to vote became illegal in 1924. Turnout at the previous election in 2013 was 93.2%. Failure to vote without an acceptable excuse attracts a 20 Australian dollar ($14) fine.


26 posted on 05/18/2019 8:22:32 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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