It is compulsory to vote in Australia. Failure to vote can lead to a fine.
Removing the choice of an individual to vote in a democracy or to abstain is by its very nature an utterly undemocratic act.
Every citizen of this country has the right to vote; correspondingly, every citizen of this country ought to have the right not to vote.
Forcing people to vote hardly promotes choice.
Removing the choice of an individual to vote in a democracy or to abstain is by its very nature an utterly undemocratic act.
Every citizen of this country has the right to vote; correspondingly, every citizen of this country ought to have the right not to vote.
Forcing people to vote hardly promotes choice.
http://theredandtheblue.org/2011/10/15/changing-australias-voting-system-part-ii-compulsory-or-not/