Question

against election or voting

Answer 1

What are you saying???????

Answer 2

Chapter 5: Compulsory voting - for and against

Compulsory voting - for and against

The main arguments for and against compulsory voting in Australia can be organised into six opposed pairs.

1. Citizenship, duties and rights

 

ForAgainstVoting is a necessary part of the duties of citizenship, just like jury duty or paying taxes.Citizens have the right to choose whether they want to vote. Compulsion is part of a slippery slope to totalitarianism.

2. Legitimate representation

 

ForAgainstCompulsory registration and voting increase the legitimacy of elected representatives. Candidates winning seats in parliament really do win a majority of the people’s votes. In countries like the United States, where the turnout can be low, candidates can win with much less than a majority of the eligible vote.Compulsory registration and voting reduce the legitimacy of elected representatives. Majorities in Australian elections include the votes of many uninterested and ill-informed people who vote just because they have to.

3. Political education

ForAgainstCompulsory voting increases the political education of the people. They will tend to pay more attention to politics if they know they have to vote.Australians seem to be no more politically educated (and are perhaps less so) than citizens of comparable countries (for example, New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom) that use voluntary voting.