Then run yourself. What right does anyone have to complain about the state of politics in this nation if they're not willing to do something about it themselves?What if you don't like ANY of the candidates on the ballot?
With the level and quality of data matching available to the government right now, this is an incredibly stupid thing to advise someone to do. You don't know what repercussions that may have later in his life.awg said:My son just turned 18, and I strongly advised him not to enrol.
My son just turned 18, and I strongly advised him not to enrol.
being the well-educated young man he is, of course he ignored my opinion.
I said, well then politic boy, you pay the fine for every half-assed local, state, federal, not to mention by-election you forget...and your vote doesnt matter in our seat, as it has always been held by Labor.
Maybe if enough people of his age a) enrolled and b) thought about their vote, something could be done ?
1. I am glad I am enrolled to vote
2. Voting isn't compulsory, attendance at the both is
3. In 25+ years of voting, I have never missed a federal, state of local election.
4. I haven't voted labor or coalition for 20+ years.
5. Much as it pains the libertarian in me, I think the consequences of a system of non compulsory voting is a worse then cumpsory voting.
With the level and quality of data matching available to the government right now, this is an incredibly stupid thing to advise someone to do. You don't know what repercussions that may have later in his life.
Compulsory voting forces people who don't have a clue who is even standing to choose a bunch of names on the ballot form. I can't see how that's going to produce a valid result.
I don't know if not enrolling is a way of avoiding fines.
A letter arrived a few days ago from the Australian Electoral Commission for a relative who is living overseas. At the bottom of the letter in large bold writing are the words:
"Enrolment and voting are compulsory"
AEC says it is.It is not illegal to not enrol
AEC said:http://www.aec.gov.au/Voting/your_vote.htm
In Australia, enrolling and voting is compulsory by law.
AEC says it is.
edit: found the Act:
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/cea1918233/s101.html
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Then run yourself. What right does anyone have to complain about the state of politics in this nation if they're not willing to do something about it themselves?
You could always vote informal, all the parties track the informal vote and do try to capture some of it. It is a valid and legal option for anyone to take.
What exactly is voting informally again?
Voting is a joke. What happens if I go in to a voting booth and vote, I then go to ten more voting booths and vote at all of them, I could use my friends name, now what happens it the seat I vote in wins by five votes, they look up the records and see I have voted ten time, are they going to have to all vote again???????
voting should be voluntary!
All you are required to do is have your name marked of the roll
Then walk out
dont even need to line up or mark the ballot paper.
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