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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
If you made voting mandatory, you would be requiring people with no interest in politics who don’t even know the name or party of the current prime minister to select a name that they have ever heard of.
How, in anyone’s world, is that acceptable?
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Not sure about mandatory voting, but we should certainly make it easier. Some of the latest policies like voter id (when there wasnt an issue) seem to be designed to stop people voting. Allow voting online, and voting over a weekend.
Make everyones vote count - under the current system your vote only really matters if youre in a 'swing' constituency. A safe seat and many dont see the point. Folks feel obliged to tactically vote for partys they dont really back.
The bigger turnout the better, regardless of who you support.The Govt would have more legitimacy with a higher turnout/fairer voting system