Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agoWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down14
arrow-up1101arrow-down1message-squareWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squareJoBo@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·edit-28 months agoThe 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.
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.