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YelloPain - My Vote Dont Count (Original Post) CatWoman Feb 2020 OP
Excellent! Newest Reality Feb 2020 #1
We need compulsory voting. sandensea Feb 2020 #2
k&R yuiyoshida Feb 2020 #3

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
1. Excellent!
Sat Feb 1, 2020, 10:41 PM
Feb 2020

This is the kind of message we need to turn the tide. There are 100-million people who do not vote and studies show they tend to be progressive, but feel disaffected, marginalized, etc.

Be sure to send this to anyone who is not into voting, not just younger folks. Ah, for some reason, some people don't even know what the three branches of their government are, so this helps a bit.

Thanks for posting. This can help the much needed GOTV!!!!!!!

sandensea

(21,677 posts)
2. We need compulsory voting.
Sun Feb 2, 2020, 01:12 AM
Feb 2020

Numerous western democracies have it, and those that do - even when largely unenforced - routinely see turnout rates of 70% or more.

If anybody has an easier, more popular solution, great - but would it really work as well?

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