Comment on Push to lower Australia's compulsory voting age to 16 as advocate says youngsters feeling 'disenfranchised'

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Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

make it mandatory

There are an average of two divisions every single day Parliament sits. And that’s without counting votes that are determined on the voices. Or issues at the state and local council levels. Federally, there are about 200 Bills introduced every single year. There’s not necessarily anything wrong with enabling people to vote on all of them if they want to, but making it mandatory is a ludicrous proposition. Enabling people to choose a proxy is not just a good idea, it’s a necessity to do large-scale direct democracy.

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