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Mandatory voting
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RE: Mandatory voting
March 19, 2015 at 12:57 pm
(March 19, 2015 at 12:22 pm)Dystopia Wrote: I'm against mandatory voting - In my opinion it is the duty of a concerned citizen to vote at least as a blank vote if you're against the system, however I don't think coercion is the answer - I do think abstention is troublesome specially in Europe, but mandatory voting is not the answer. Brazil is an example of mandatory voting. One of the main arguments, in my opinion, against mandatory voting is that ignorant people who aren't concerned with the system will inevitably vote poorly and sometimes extremist parties gain votes

If it is the duty of a concerned citizen to vote then why shouldn't it be mandatory?

I've already said the ballots should have a none option, but I'll take that a step further. If the nones end up with a majority of the vote then why not disqualify the current candidates and have another election?
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Mandatory voting - by popeyespappy - March 19, 2015 at 11:44 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by c172 - March 19, 2015 at 12:15 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Silver - March 19, 2015 at 2:09 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Dystopia - March 19, 2015 at 12:22 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by popeyespappy - March 19, 2015 at 12:57 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by abaris - March 19, 2015 at 1:29 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by IATIA - March 26, 2015 at 6:53 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Dystopia - March 19, 2015 at 2:36 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by popeyespappy - March 19, 2015 at 4:11 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Ravenshire - March 19, 2015 at 5:45 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Dystopia - March 19, 2015 at 5:59 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by JuliaL - March 19, 2015 at 1:26 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Cato - March 19, 2015 at 1:27 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by SteelCurtain - March 19, 2015 at 1:59 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by vorlon13 - March 19, 2015 at 2:02 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by SteelCurtain - March 19, 2015 at 2:08 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by vorlon13 - March 19, 2015 at 5:35 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Mister Agenda - March 19, 2015 at 2:19 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Minimalist - March 19, 2015 at 2:20 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Silver - March 19, 2015 at 2:22 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Mister Agenda - March 23, 2015 at 10:42 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by popeyespappy - March 23, 2015 at 12:38 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by KevinM1 - March 23, 2015 at 3:46 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by AFTT47 - March 19, 2015 at 5:25 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by c172 - March 19, 2015 at 5:38 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by popeyespappy - March 19, 2015 at 5:47 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Ravenshire - March 19, 2015 at 6:01 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Dystopia - March 19, 2015 at 6:09 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by AFTT47 - March 19, 2015 at 6:07 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by rexbeccarox - March 19, 2015 at 6:27 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 19, 2015 at 6:30 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Mudhammam - March 19, 2015 at 6:45 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by SteelCurtain - March 19, 2015 at 9:00 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Jenny A - March 19, 2015 at 10:02 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Esquilax - March 20, 2015 at 2:25 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Dystopia - March 20, 2015 at 1:58 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Thumpalumpacus - March 20, 2015 at 2:13 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Dystopia - March 20, 2015 at 2:18 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Thumpalumpacus - March 20, 2015 at 2:32 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Ravenshire - March 23, 2015 at 5:55 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Thumpalumpacus - March 23, 2015 at 8:53 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Minimalist - March 20, 2015 at 2:21 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Minimalist - March 23, 2015 at 2:13 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Minimalist - March 23, 2015 at 3:48 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by SteelCurtain - March 23, 2015 at 5:44 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by CapnAwesome - March 23, 2015 at 9:00 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Thumpalumpacus - March 23, 2015 at 9:30 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by CapnAwesome - March 24, 2015 at 10:25 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Thumpalumpacus - March 26, 2015 at 12:12 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Minimalist - March 23, 2015 at 9:23 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Aractus - March 24, 2015 at 6:34 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by Cato - March 25, 2015 at 10:10 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Aractus - March 26, 2015 at 4:12 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by Cato - March 26, 2015 at 6:00 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by Aractus - March 26, 2015 at 7:04 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by Thumpalumpacus - March 26, 2015 at 12:19 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Ravenshire - March 26, 2015 at 1:35 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Cato - March 26, 2015 at 5:39 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Dystopia - March 26, 2015 at 7:24 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Cato - March 28, 2015 at 3:22 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by AFTT47 - March 26, 2015 at 11:02 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by Aractus - March 26, 2015 at 6:45 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Ravenshire - March 26, 2015 at 7:33 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Cato - March 26, 2015 at 8:51 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Dystopia - March 27, 2015 at 9:37 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by jesus_wept - March 26, 2015 at 6:21 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by Dystopia - March 26, 2015 at 12:18 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by IATIA - March 26, 2015 at 6:56 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by jesus_wept - March 28, 2015 at 8:19 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by Dystopia - March 26, 2015 at 12:21 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Thumpalumpacus - March 26, 2015 at 1:30 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Vox Populi - March 26, 2015 at 1:01 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by AFTT47 - March 26, 2015 at 6:56 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Aractus - March 27, 2015 at 12:14 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by AFTT47 - March 27, 2015 at 2:17 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by Cato - March 28, 2015 at 1:04 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by Aractus - March 27, 2015 at 3:02 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by Thumpalumpacus - March 27, 2015 at 12:10 pm
RE: Mandatory voting - by IATIA - March 28, 2015 at 1:13 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by I_am_not_mafia - March 27, 2015 at 3:17 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by Aractus - March 27, 2015 at 3:25 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by popeyespappy - March 27, 2015 at 9:51 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by Dystopia - March 27, 2015 at 9:54 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by AFTT47 - March 27, 2015 at 10:43 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by Aractus - March 28, 2015 at 12:20 am
RE: Mandatory voting - by IATIA - March 28, 2015 at 1:48 pm

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