Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months 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 · 4 months agomessage-square17linkfedilink
minus-square1985MustangCobra@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·4 months agoThis will never fly. Also I abstain on my ballot
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoI think in austrailia you are forced to vote, as in it’s not a choice
minus-squareThreeskittiesinatrenchcoat@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months 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.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 months agoThat’s why I said abstaining by putting a blank ballot.
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months 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.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·4 months agobecause I’m done with politics.
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoIsn’t that exactly the disenfranchisement the elites want though?
minus-square1985MustangCobra@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·4 months 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-up2·4 months agoA ballot abstention still counts as your voice being heard, even if it isn’t for a candidate.
minus-square1985MustangCobra@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·4 months 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.