Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoCalgary’s bizarre low-turnout, high-turnover electionwww.sprawlcalgary.comexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down10
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkCalgary’s bizarre low-turnout, high-turnover electionwww.sprawlcalgary.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square17linkfedilink
minus-square1985MustangCobra@lemmy.cacakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 month agoThis will never fly. Also I abstain on my ballot
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoI think in austrailia you are forced to vote, as in it’s not a choice
minus-squareThreeskittiesinatrenchcoat@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoEven just a small fine would go a long way, it’s just a very difficult policy to market to the general public.
minus-square1985MustangCobra@lemmy.cacakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoThat’s why I said abstaining by putting a blank ballot.
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoThey have preferential vote and single transferable, so going to the station to not participate seems odd, why would you not want your preference counted?
minus-square1985MustangCobra@lemmy.cacakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 month agobecause I’m done with politics.
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoIsn’t that exactly the disenfranchisement the elites want though?
minus-square1985MustangCobra@lemmy.cacakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 month agoi have no idea, i could care less about what elites want. the world is cooked so just gunna chill till i die.
minus-squareGreyEyedGhost@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoA ballot abstention still counts as your voice being heard, even if it isn’t for a candidate.
minus-square1985MustangCobra@lemmy.cacakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 month agoWell I do it to show no party represents me.
This will never fly. Also I abstain on my ballot
I think in austrailia you are forced to vote, as in it’s not a choice
Even just a small fine would go a long way, it’s just a very difficult policy to market to the general public.
That’s why I said abstaining by putting a blank ballot.
They have preferential vote and single transferable, so going to the station to not participate seems odd, why would you not want your preference counted?
because I’m done with politics.
Isn’t that exactly the disenfranchisement the elites want though?
i have no idea, i could care less about what elites want. the world is cooked so just gunna chill till i die.
A ballot abstention still counts as your voice being heard, even if it isn’t for a candidate.
Well I do it to show no party represents me.