Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agoCalgary’s bizarre low-turnout, high-turnover electionwww.sprawlcalgary.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down10
arrow-up146arrow-down1external-linkCalgary’s bizarre low-turnout, high-turnover electionwww.sprawlcalgary.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoI think in austrailia you are forced to vote, as in it’s not a choice
minus-squareThreeskittiesinatrenchcoat@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 hours agoEven just a small fine would go a long way, it’s just a very difficult policy to market to the general public.
minus-square1985MustangCobra@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoThat’s why I said abstaining by putting a blank ballot.
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·22 hours agoThey have preferential vote and single transferable, so going to the station to not participate seems odd, why would you not want your preference counted?
minus-square1985MustangCobra@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·22 hours agobecause I’m done with politics.
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·22 hours agoIsn’t that exactly the disenfranchisement the elites want though?
minus-square1985MustangCobra@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·22 hours agoi have no idea, i could care less about what elites want. the world is cooked so just gunna chill till i die.
I think in austrailia you are forced to vote, as in it’s not a choice
Even just a small fine would go a long way, it’s just a very difficult policy to market to the general public.
That’s why I said abstaining by putting a blank ballot.
They have preferential vote and single transferable, so going to the station to not participate seems odd, why would you not want your preference counted?
because I’m done with politics.
Isn’t that exactly the disenfranchisement the elites want though?
i have no idea, i could care less about what elites want. the world is cooked so just gunna chill till i die.