In some countries it is mandatory to vote during elections in other countries this is not the case.
My believe is that it should be mandatory to vote. While voting, you will have the option that you do not want to vote, but at least you have taken the effort. After all there may simply not be a party you would consider worth your support. This way the turnout will obviously be much higher, and, more importantly, the actual votes collected also better represent what the general consensus is of the people in the country.
The choices are
- Yes, voting should be mandatory.
- No, voting should not be mandatory.
- I have no opinion on the subject.
An obvious question for the DebateForum moderators is of course whether it is possible or not to make voting for polls mandatory as well. Could this be done by sending all members an email to which they need to respond?
All my polls will be hidden from the public in order to avoid a biased response. If people want their opinion to be public they have the choice to announce this with a reply in the thread.
Joey
No it should not be. But the legislative and executive powers should be determined by voter participation as should the income and pension the elected persons receive.
Hi joG,
I can go along with your comment on legislative powers, but this does not contradict my statement that voting should be mandatory. But I do not believe that their income/pension should depend on this. This to avoid conflict of interest. The interest being the money of course. Any person who works in such a position does this with the sole purpose of representing the people of the country. And the work they do should not be biased by the money they make. Nor should we create a system that makes this possible. We should hold them accountable for their actions though and when failing to do their job this will result in termination of their position. Allowing for income to depend on votes potentially allows for popular election propaganda in order to make more money and this is in conflict of the position that these people hold.
Joey
I think every citizen should be automatically registered to vote, and it should be able to be done online. That being said, it shouldn't be mandatory. Sometimes you despise both candidates equally and don't want to vote against your conscience. I'd rather have the people without strong convictions on the matter not participate than being forced to pick a candidate.
- the restriction on powers only works, if voting is not mandatory.
- your reasoning is sound that the cash should reduce conflict of interest. On the other hand, the individual's power would be extremely limited without the necessary votes. The point is that you want the politician to have a real motivation to bring in votes or persuade the voters of the value of his policies.
I voted Yes. In Australia it is compulsory and I guess I am used to an idea I grew up with. As far as I am concerned it is the responsibility of every citizen of voting age to get off their backsides and vote. If you are a citizen, it is your civic responsibility. People who do not vote have no right to whinge about the results.
I voted Yes. In Australia it is compulsory and I guess I am used to an idea I grew up with. As far as I am concerned it is the responsibility of every citizen of voting age to get off their backsides and vote. If you are a citizen, it is your civic responsibility. People who do not vote have no right to whinge about the results.
Nope, shouldn't be mandatory.....1st Amendment and all. Some people shouldn't vote, like liberals for instance. :mrgreen:
I don't know what your 1st Amendment isBut I do agree, it would be better if lefties didn't vote! In Australia, the Liberals are the conservatives, or rather used to be conservatives until that bastard Turnbull stabbed PM Tony Abbott in the back (Abbott is a good, decent, honest bloke who made the mistake of being too loyal and trusting and paid the price for it...he was too decent to be a politician), Turnbull is a lefty and should be in the Labor Party. I read today that ALA (Australian Liberty Alliance) a new conservative party that does not even launch until next month, has had over 800,000 calls of interest from Liberal Party voters who are angry about the knifing of Abbot by Turnbull and Bishop....trouble is, ALA is only fielding candidates for the Senate and not the House of Reps. I am definitely voting ALA for the senate but I am at a loss as to who to vote for in the House of Reps, but it won't be the Liberal Party again, not until they go back to being conservative. Voting Labor/Greens is just unthinkable and Independents aren't! I have never cast a donkey vote in my life, so it is a real dilemma for me. There is a murmuring of another new conservative party that may come about because of the change of leadership and the shift to the left, but I am not yet convinced that will happen. If it does, it will solve my voting problem.
Here it is.Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Here it is.
In some countries it is mandatory to vote during elections in other countries this is not the case.
My believe is that it should be mandatory to vote. While voting, you will have the option that you do not want to vote, but at least you have taken the effort. After all there may simply not be a party you would consider worth your support. This way the turnout will obviously be much higher, and, more importantly, the actual votes collected also better represent what the general consensus is of the people in the country.
The choices are
- Yes, voting should be mandatory.
- No, voting should not be mandatory.
- I have no opinion on the subject.
An obvious question for the DebateForum moderators/administrator is of course whether it is possible or not to make voting for polls mandatory as well. Could this be done by sending all members an email to which they need to respond?
All my polls will be hidden from the public in order to avoid a biased response. If people want their opinion to be public they have the choice to announce this with a reply in the thread.
Joey
It's a free speech issue, the government cannot determine what you will say or not say.Forgive my ignorance, but what part of that would prevent compulsory voting? Sorry, seems a stupid question I know.
In some countries it is mandatory to vote during elections in other countries this is not the case.
My believe is that it should be mandatory to vote. While voting, you will have the option that you do not want to vote, but at least you have taken the effort. After all there may simply not be a party you would consider worth your support. This way the turnout will obviously be much higher, and, more importantly, the actual votes collected also better represent what the general consensus is of the people in the country.
Forgive my ignorance, but what part of that would prevent compulsory voting? Sorry, seems a stupid question I know.
In some countries it is mandatory to vote during elections in other countries this is not the case.
My believe is that it should be mandatory to vote. While voting, you will have the option that you do not want to vote, but at least you have taken the effort. After all there may simply not be a party you would consider worth your support. This way the turnout will obviously be much higher, and, more importantly, the actual votes collected also better represent what the general consensus is of the people in the country.
The choices are
- Yes, voting should be mandatory.
- No, voting should not be mandatory.
- I have no opinion on the subject.
An obvious question for the DebateForum moderators/administrator is of course whether it is possible or not to make voting for polls mandatory as well. Could this be done by sending all members an email to which they need to respond?
All my polls will be hidden from the public in order to avoid a biased response. If people want their opinion to be public they have the choice to announce this with a reply in the thread.
Joey
I think every citizen should be automatically registered to vote, and it should be able to be done online. That being said, it shouldn't be mandatory. Sometimes you despise both candidates equally and don't want to vote against your conscience. I'd rather have the people without strong convictions on the matter not participate than being forced to pick a candidate.
In some countries it is mandatory to vote during elections in other countries this is not the case.
My believe is that it should be mandatory to vote. While voting, you will have the option that you do not want to vote, but at least you have taken the effort. After all there may simply not be a party you would consider worth your support. This way the turnout will obviously be much higher, and, more importantly, the actual votes collected also better represent what the general consensus is of the people in the country.
The choices are
- Yes, voting should be mandatory.
- No, voting should not be mandatory.
- I have no opinion on the subject.
An obvious question for the DebateForum moderators/administrator is of course whether it is possible or not to make voting for polls mandatory as well. Could this be done by sending all members an email to which they need to respond?
All my polls will be hidden from the public in order to avoid a biased response. If people want their opinion to be public they have the choice to announce this with a reply in the thread.
Joey
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