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Originally Posted by hot dragon
in australia, we have a system of compulsory voting. if you are on the electoral role, you are legally required to attend on polling day and vote. this has been the law since 1901 when australia began as a federated nation.
i am interested in how others feel about this arrangement. how would you feel if voting was compulsory? do you think it makes any difference?
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I think that's great and have always wanted compulsory voting in Britain, nice one aussies.
To Nerv, when you said that you would not vote to register protest at the politicians well that's not a great idea. Because so many people don't vote the politicians don't take it as a registration of protest, but if you spoil your ballot paper then that'd have to be taken as a registration of protest, becuase you've made the conscious effort to do it.