alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to AskBeehaw@beehaw.orgEnglish · 15 days agoit's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting?message-squaremessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up128file-text
arrow-up128message-squareit's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting?alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to AskBeehaw@beehaw.orgEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square58fedilinkfile-text
good idea/bad idea, necessary democratic reform or authoritarian imposition? are there better or worse ways to do it?
minus-square2001aCentenaryofFederation@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·15 days agoWe also have first past the post voting, so using said voice is never a waste.
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·15 days agoFPTP is the shitty undemocratic system America and the UK use. We use Instant Runoff Voting, which is a type of preferential (also called “ranked choice”) system. Which, as you say, means you aren’t wasting your vote by voting third party.
minus-square2001aCentenaryofFederation@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·15 days agoMy mistake, thanks for the correction!
We also have first past the post voting, so using said voice is never a waste.
FPTP is the shitty undemocratic system America and the UK use.
We use Instant Runoff Voting, which is a type of preferential (also called “ranked choice”) system. Which, as you say, means you aren’t wasting your vote by voting third party.
My mistake, thanks for the correction!