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Originally Posted by xjoe3x
I think it is an absolutely horrid idea. I would say it is just wrong in concept because of the forcing part. Not to mention making uninformed people vote does not do any good. I believe that any person that does not feel they are informed in an election should stay at home. Not forcing them to do either way. I also am wondering what the punishment is for not voting.
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People here are usually given a nominal fine if they don't vote. However if someone makes an issue of it they can be imprisoned. This is the only case I'm aware of but it ws for a breach of an injunction rather than being directly related to the issue of voting.
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