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Originally Posted by Mr K
There shouldn't be compulsory voting but we could make it a hell of a lot easier to vote, and actively try and get everyone on the register.
Why can't we vote online, this is the 21st Century ? Security is just an excuse; postal voting and just turning up at the polling station and saying a say a name is no less secure. The changes the Govt. have made recently resulted on many young not being on the register. There may be a political advantage for them in this, but it worked against them in the referendum.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...rm-voting-sys/ |
Nothing wrong with compulsory voting for referendums ,it is after all only the government asking for your opinion ,it's not a legally binding vote as an election is .If there where a "none of the above" option for elections then i probably wouldn't have an objection to them becoming compulsory either.
Online voting is no where near secure enough imo ,postal and in person voting we have at the moment is probably the best we can do for now .
As for those young people you say where disadvantaged by the registration changes ,well they could have taken 30 secs out of their day to register on line ,there's been plenty of time and plenty of public awareness campaigns to make people aware.Of course for that to work they have to be bothered in the first place