Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?message-squaremessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down17
arrow-up1114arrow-down1message-squareWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-squareSkyrmir@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoMandatory voting would include prisoners.
minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·1 year agoNot in the US, conservatives would make not voting a felony and use it disenfranchise people, otherwise it would never become law to begin with.
minus-squareSkyrmir@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoGuess why it’s not a law already.
Mandatory voting would include prisoners.
Not in the US, conservatives would make not voting a felony and use it disenfranchise people, otherwise it would never become law to begin with.
Guess why it’s not a law already.