Mandatory Voting?
Here is the headline of a story that is on CTV.ca.....'Mandatory voting could improve Canadian voter turnout' http://www.ctv.ca//servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060118/mandatory_voting_060118/20060118?s_name=election2006&no_ads
Um ya..... But are we as Canadians willing to have our government fine us for not voting. Sure we are a democratic country, and we should feel privileged to have the right to vote, but making the vote mandatory seems a little extreme, no? I mean what's next, the draft?
Here is the headline of a story that is on CTV.ca.....'Mandatory voting could improve Canadian voter turnout' http://www.ctv.ca//servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060118/mandatory_voting_060118/20060118?s_name=election2006&no_ads
Um ya..... But are we as Canadians willing to have our government fine us for not voting. Sure we are a democratic country, and we should feel privileged to have the right to vote, but making the vote mandatory seems a little extreme, no? I mean what's next, the draft?
posted by Joseph at 5:33 p.m.
6 Comments:
I just skimmed the article. I almost fell off my chair laughing when I read they would charge you $50.
Um, $50 every 2-4 years? Yeah, that gets an enthusiastic meh from me.
ya kinda like a parking ticket....it was the headline that cracked me up... that and well i really don't like to be forced to do anything.
One has to expect authoritarian behaviour from that (and similar) country. I'd rather see voters rewarded instead. Let the Returning Officer give me $40 for my vote. I bet most other people will get out and vote, too, especially the disenfranchised -- they need a voice. Now if we can only get rid of First Past the Post so that everyone's vote counts.
$40 to vote
id like to be paid to vote! but i suppose only because i do vote. tho in saying, i believe there is very little difference between punishment and reward, and the act of voting then wouldnt be about politics, but about avoiding punishement or obtaining reward. i can see it: "who did you vote for?" "dunno."
question: would they fine you if you spoiled your ballot?
they can't fine you for spoiling your ballot. that would imply that they are looking at who you voted for...
I have spoiled my ballot twice in my lifetime, and believe it to be a valid political choice when you can't agree with any of the screwballs running in your area.
yes, of course. i guess it all feels so big brothery to me that i forgot voting is a private affair. hum!
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