>>>>>
>>>>>Mandatory voting, wow. What if you don't like any of them?
>>>>
>>>>Blank vote ?
>>>>
>>>>Voting is mandatory in Belgium too... with id card (photo & chip on card)
>>>
>>>Did not know that - what happens if you don't show up ?
>>
>>Execution at 1st daylight !
>
>So bear trap sales right before elections are booming ? ;-)
>
>>Seriously ? Probably nothing or some fine.
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>The trend to very low turnouts makes me quesy,
>but I am not sure I like the medicine of mandatory voting better.
>
>OTOH making it mandatory without enforcing it seems even more silly -
>make-work for the political caste. What is your typical voter turnout
>and do you have different "typical" levels for national and more local votes ?
>
>tia
>
>thomas
Voter turnout ? In the high 90ties.
'Enforcing' isn't needed. People just consider it their duty to vote.
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