Mandatory/automatic registration I would support, but not mandatory voting. Like it or not, part of our liberties is the freedom to not participate in politics or society if you didn’t want to. Also, I don’t want someone randomly filling in bubbles trying to make a movie showtime to determine our next leaders and laws…
You would have the freedom to abstain on every vote, but you have to submit the paperwork. I wouldn’t force someone to actually vote for a person if they didn’t want to, but like taxes or jury duty, they have to show proof that they completed the task. If that ballot is effectively blank, well that’s their choice. But I feel that getting to enjoy those same liberties you speak of requires you to at least minimally engage in the process.
Personally I’d rather have someone randomly fill in bubbles than not vote. As they’re randomly filling stuff in, maybe they see a name they recognize and they actually cast a real vote. That’s a win.
Mandatory/automatic registration I would support, but not mandatory voting. Like it or not, part of our liberties is the freedom to not participate in politics or society if you didn’t want to. Also, I don’t want someone randomly filling in bubbles trying to make a movie showtime to determine our next leaders and laws…
You would have the freedom to abstain on every vote, but you have to submit the paperwork. I wouldn’t force someone to actually vote for a person if they didn’t want to, but like taxes or jury duty, they have to show proof that they completed the task. If that ballot is effectively blank, well that’s their choice. But I feel that getting to enjoy those same liberties you speak of requires you to at least minimally engage in the process.
Personally I’d rather have someone randomly fill in bubbles than not vote. As they’re randomly filling stuff in, maybe they see a name they recognize and they actually cast a real vote. That’s a win.